Britain Booklet 2 - Industrialisation

Question 1

How many miles of turnpiked roads in England by 1836?

Answer 1

22,000

Question 2

How long did it take to get from Bristol to London in 1784?

Answer 2

16 hours

Question 3

In 1830 for how many miles of turnpike road did how many miles of river navigation had been improved?

Answer 3

16 miles of turnpike for every one mile of improved river navigation

Question 4

From which two cities was the first line for passengers as well as goods, and in what year?

Answer 4

From Liverpool to Manchester in 1830

Question 5

By 1808 how many banks were there?

Answer 5

800

Question 6

What year was the Banking Act and what did it do?

Answer 6

1826
It restricted the issuing of notes to any banks with less than 6 partners. Encouraged the formation of joint stock companies

Question 7

What year was the first joint stock bank? And which bank was it?

Answer 7

1826
The Lancashire Banking Company

Question 8

What year was the cap of 6 on bank members removed?

Answer 8

1826

Question 9

What year was the Act of Parliament and what did it do for joint stock banks in London?

Answer 9

1833
permitted joint stock banks in London to issue cheques

Question 10

In 1866 how many joint stock banks were there and how many branches worldwide?

Answer 10

154 joint stock banks with 850 branches worldwide

Question 11

What did South East England specialise in for industry?

Answer 11

grain (agriculture)

Question 12

What place was known as ‘Cottonopolis’?

Answer 12

Manchester

Question 13

What did Lancashire and Scotland specialise in for its industry?

Answer 13

cattle and sheep breeding

Question 14

What was the new power used to boost productivity?

Answer 14

steam

Question 15

What was the biggest change to agriculture during 1750-1830?

Answer 15

enclosure of open fields

Question 16

What did James Watt and Matthew Boulton make?

Answer 16

Rotative engine

Question 17

What year was the bank of England formed?

Answer 17

1694

Question 18

What year was a particular low point for banking and why?

Answer 18

1825
economic depression after the war. Many banks failed

Question 19

By 1851 what was the population of London?

Answer 19

2.3 million

Question 20

In 1750 only London and what other city had a population over how many?

Answer 20

Edinburgh
over 50,000

Question 21

By 1851 there were how many cities with a population of 50,000 and how many with populations over 100,000?

Answer 21

29 for over 50,000
and 9 for over 100,000

Question 22

In Manchester, carpenter’s wages between 1765 and 1795 increased from what to what percentages of the rates paid in London?

Answer 22

64% to 88%

Question 23

From 1801-51 what percentage rate did urban areas grow at?

Answer 23

23%-29%

Question 24

By 1800 what percentage of the population lived in towns?

Answer 24

25%

Question 25

By 1880 what percentage of the population lived in towns?

Answer 25

80%

Question 26

What fraction of workers were employed in manufacturing in 1801 and what did it increase to by 1871?

Answer 26

2/5 in 1801 increased to 2/3 by 1871

Question 27

What year was the Mines Act?

Answer 27

1842

Question 28

What did the Mines Act do?

Answer 28

banned the underground employment of children under 10 and women

Question 29

What year was the second Factory Act? (1840s)

Answer 29

1844

Question 30

What did the second Factory Act do?

Answer 30

-children aged 13-18 and women were to work a maximum of 12 hours a day
-night work for women was forbidden
-children could start working at 8 but only work half-time and not more than 6 1/2 hours a day

Question 31

What year was the third Factory Act?

Answer 31

1847

Question 32

What did the third Factory Act do?

Answer 32

-introduced the 10 hour working day for women and children

Question 33

In 1867 the Factory Act was extended to all factories employing how many workers?

Answer 33

50 or more

Question 34

List three problems for people living in inner cities

Answer 34

-crowded living space
-diseases spread fast
-unsanitary water supply

Question 35

What were the major diseases for living conditions in the industrial revolution?

Answer 35

-cholera
-influenza

Question 36

How many people died in Sunderland from cholera in 1831?

Answer 36

32,000

Question 37

How many bricks deep were houses made from?

Answer 37

3 bricks

Question 38

When was the first Factory Act?

Answer 38

1833

Question 39

What was the limitation of the first Factory Act concerning inspectors?

Answer 39

There were only 4 inspectors for the whole country