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1
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By how much did crop yields increase as a result of enclosure?

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40%

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How many miles of turnpikes were there in 1836?

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22,000

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In 1836, what percentage of all road mileage was turnpike roads?

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20%

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How much did enclosure cost per hectare?

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£12

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How many miles of railway track were open by 1850?

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6000

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In what year was the first Welsh railway completed?

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1841

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In what year was the first Scottish railway completed?

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1842

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8
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How many times more rail was there at the end of Queen Victoria’s reign than in 1850?

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3x

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Between 1775 and 1801, by how much did the population of Manchester grow?

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24,000 (30,000 to 54,000)

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In 1851. what percentage of the population lived in an urban environment?

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50%

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How large was the British population in 1851?

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16.9 million

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In 1801, which British towns had >50,000 residents?`

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London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Bristol, and Leeds

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In 1801, what percentage of the population lived in London?

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8%

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How many times larger than Paris was London in 1801?

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2x

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What was Wales’ largest town in 1800 and how many people resided there?

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Merthyr - 8000

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What percentage of iron was smelted in only 5 Welsh coalfields between 1796-1806?

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95%

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17
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How many furnaces were built in South Wales between 1796-1806?

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100

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18
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When was the Bank of England founded?

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1694

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19
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How many banks were there nationwide in 1784?

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119

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20
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How many banks were there nationwide in 1808?

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800

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21
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In what year was the Banking Act?

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1826

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22
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What did the Banking Act do?

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Restricted the issuing of notes by smaller banks

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When and where was the first joint stock bank founded?

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October 1826, Lancashire

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24
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When were county banks given permission to issue bank notes?

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1797

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25
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When was the cap on joint stock banks removed?

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1826

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In which year did parliament allow joint stock banks to issue cheques?

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1833

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27
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Between 1761 and 1833, by how much did the value of cotton industry exports increase?

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£297 million (£3 million to £300 million)

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28
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When was Arkwright’s water frame introduced?

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1769

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29
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Who invented the spinning mule and in what year was it introduced?

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Samuel Crompton, 1779

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30
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What did the Marquess of Bute build in 1839?

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The docks at Cardiff Bay

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31
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When was the steam engine introduced to industry?

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1769

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How many cities had a population of 50,000-100,000 in 1850?

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20

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How many cities had a population >100,000 in 1850?

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9

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34
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How many workers were there nationally in 1851?

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9.7 million

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35
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What percentage of workers in 1851 were employed in textile factories?

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6%

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36
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What number of workers did the average Lancashire cotton factory employ in 1841?

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<100

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37
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Where in the UK was the centre of agriculture?

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South East

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38
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Where in the UK was the centre of cotton?

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Lancashire

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39
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Where in the UK was the centre of steel?

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Sheffield

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40
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Where in the UK was the centre of pottery?

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Staffordshire

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41
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Where in the UK was the centre of coal?

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South Wales and the Midlands

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42
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Where in the UK was the centre of iron?

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South Wales

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43
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Where in the UK was the centre of tin?

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South West

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44
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From 1801 to 1851, by what average rate did urban areas grow?

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23%-29%

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45
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In the 1810s, by what percentage did Glasgow’s population grow?

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46%

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46
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In the 1820s, by what percentage did Manchester’s population grow?

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44%

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47
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By what percentage did Bradford’s population grow in the 1810s?

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63%

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48
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By what percentage did Bradford’s population grow in the 1820s?

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69%

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49
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By what percentage did Bradford’s population grow in the 1830s?

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52%

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50
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What percentage of children failed to reach 5 in Manchester and Sheffield in 1830?

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50%

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51
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What fraction of workers were employed in industry in 1801?

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2/5

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52
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What fraction of workers were employed in industry in 1871?

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2/3

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53
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From and to what percentage did workers employed in agriculture change between 1801 and 1871?

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35% to 15%

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54
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What was the value of all goods produced by British manufacturers in 1811?

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£130 million

55
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What was the value of all goods exported by British manufacturers in 1811?

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£40 million

56
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In what industry did Benjamin Gott work and how many workers did he employ?

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Wool, 1500

57
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How many people did Richard Crawshay employ in Merthyr Tydfil in 1830?

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5000

58
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Where did Richard Arkwright set up his mill?

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Cromford

59
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How many people did Richard Arkwright employ?

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300

60
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What was a common week’s work schedule prior to 1833?

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14 hour days, 6 days a week

61
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How much was an employee usually fined for being 10 minutes late?

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2 hours wages

62
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What was the average fine for talking on the factory floor?

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1 shilling (1/5 of a daily wage)

63
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Between 1770 and 1850 by how much did coal production increase?

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49 million tons (6 million tons to 55 million tons)

64
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How deep were mines in 1800 and then in 1850?

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90 metres, 300 metres

65
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How did ‘bounding’ mine workers work?

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Mine workers were technically temporary workers. They would agree to work for any one mine for a fixed time period and with fixed pay. Mine owners were not therefore obliged to provide regular work.

66
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From when were back-to-back houses built?

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Late 1700s

67
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How wide was the average back-to-back house?

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4 metres

68
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What fraction of workers in Birmingham lived in back-to-back housing?

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2/3

69
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How many back-to-back houses were there in Nottingham in 1841?

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12,600

70
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How deep were back-to-back foundations?

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3 bricks

71
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How would a street of houses access water?

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Communal water pump at the end of the street

72
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By what percentage did the urban population increase every decade between 1801-1851?

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27%

73
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Between 1801-1841, what percentage of urban growth was absorbed by small towns of <2500?

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67%

74
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Which act began to improve urban public amenities?

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1835 Municipal Corporations Act

75
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How many streets did Chadwick inspect in Manchester for his 1842 report?

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687

76
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Of 687 streets in Manchester in 1842, how many did Chadwick find to be unpaved?

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248

77
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Of 687 streets in Manchester in 1842, how many did Chadwick find to be ill ventilated?

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112

78
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Of 687 streets in Manchester in 1842, how many did Chadwick find to have pools of effluence?

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252

79
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How many annual victims were claimed by typhus?

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4000

80
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How many major outbreaks of typhoid were there between 1830-1836?

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4

81
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How many people did cholera kill in 1832?

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52,000

82
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How many people did cholera kill from 1848-49?

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70,000

83
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How many people did cholera kill from 1853-54?

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30,000

84
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How many people did cholera kill in 1866?

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18,000

85
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What percentage of working class children died before 5 in 1842?

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57%

86
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Under what age did the 1833 Factory Act prohibit children to work?

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9

87
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When was the first Factory Act?

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1833

88
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Under what age did the 1833 Factory Act prohibit night work?

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18

89
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Under the 1833 Factory Act, children 9-12 could work a maximum of how many daily and weekly hours?

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9 hours/day, 48 hours/week

90
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Under the 1833 Factory Act, children 13-18 could work a maximum of how many daily and weekly hours?

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12 hours/day, 68 hours/week

91
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Under what age did the 1833 Factory Act mandate education?

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11

92
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How long did the 1833 Factory Act mandate be allocated for meal breaks?

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1 1/2 hours

93
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How many times a year were factory owners expected to whitewash there premises under the 1833 Factory Act)

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1

94
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How many inspectors were appointed to enforce the 1833 Factory Act?

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4

95
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How many textile mills were there nationwide in 1833?

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4000

96
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What was removed in the 1844 Factory Act?

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Mandatory education, lowered lower limit of working age to 8 on half hours

97
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What did the 1844 Factory Act introduce?

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No night work for women, appointment of more inspectors

98
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What did the 1847 Factory Act most importantly introduce?

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10 hour working day

99
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What were ‘relays’?

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Using timed breaks to keep workers in factories longer than legally permitted

100
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When were relays banned for women and children?

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1850

101
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Under what conditions were relays banned?

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Increase of working hours from 10 to 10 1/2

102
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What did the 1853 Factory Act introduce?

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Restricted work hours for women and children from 6am-6pm and set an official 10 1/2 hour day

103
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In what year was the Factories Act extended to all factories employing >50 people?

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1867

104
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What movement did Richard Oastler lead?

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The 10-hours Movement

105
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What were short-time committees?

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Groups of workers who campaigned for factory and working reforms

106
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Where were the first short-time committees established?

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Huddersfield and Leeds

107
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How many short-time committees were there in 1833?

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26

108
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How many short-time committees were there in Yorkshire in 1833?

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12

109
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How many short-time committees were there in Lancashire in 1833?

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11

110
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How many short-time committees were there in Scotland in 1833?

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2

111
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When was ‘Michael Armstrong: Factory Boy’ first published?

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1840

112
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Who authored ‘Michael Armstrong: Factory Boy’?

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Frances Trollope

113
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When did Napoleon close all European ports to British ships?

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May 1808

114
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When was the American Non-Intercourse Act passed?

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February 1811

115
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By how much did the values of exports to America drop after the American Non-Intercourse Act?

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£9 million (£11 million in 1810 to £2 million in 1811)

116
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Who were the luddites?

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A group of workers who caused industrial agitation by smashing factory equipment and buildings

117
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After whom were the luddites named?

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Ned Ludd - weaver

118
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Why was Ned Ludd martyred?

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He was whipped in 1779 for breaking 2 knitting machines

119
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Where did luddism begin?

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Nottingham

120
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For how long did luddism last?

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6 years

121
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In 3 weeks in 1811, how many stocking frames were destroyed by luddites?

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200

122
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How many troops were sent to luddite active areas?

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12,000

123
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In February 1812, how many frames were destroyed in Nottingham costing how much in damages?

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1000 costing £10,000

124
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Who proposed in February 1812 that machine breaking become a capital offence?

A

Spencer Perceval

125
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How many luddites were executed and transported in 1812 in Lancashire?

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18 killed, 13 transported

126
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What act of 1812 was passed to suppress luddite activity?

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1812 Frame Breaking Act

127
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Which mill owner was killed by luddites?

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William Horsfield

128
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What were the Swing Riots?

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Riots and protest across swathes of southern agricultural England over pay, conditions, and mechanisation

129
Q

How many men’s work could one threshing machine achieve?

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15

130
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When were the Swing Riots?

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1830-1831

131
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How much damage was incurred in the riots?

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£600 riot damage, £100,000 arson damage

132
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How many people were sentenced to death after the Swing Riots?

A

252

133
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How many people were transported after the Swing Riots?

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505

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