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Britain: Industrialisation Flashcards

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1
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When was the threshing machine created?

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1789

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Who created the threshing machine?

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Andrew Meikle

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When did Richard Arkwright die?

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1792

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When were county banks allowed to issue bank notes?

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1797

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5
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When was the first census taken?

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1801

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When was the Health and Morals of Apprentices Act passed?

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1802

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What did the Health and Morals of Apprentices Act do?

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Set treatment of apprentices and workplace cleanliness

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Which group of workers protested in St George’s Fields in 1808?

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Weavers

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When were the weavers protests in St George’s Fields, Manchester?

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1808

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Where were the weavers protests in 1808 held?

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St George’s Fields, Manchester

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When do Luddite protests begin?

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1811

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Why do Luddites begin protesting in 1811?

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Unemployment and increasing use of machinery

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13
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When was the Frame Breaking Act passed?

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1812

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What did the 1812 Frame Breaking Act do?

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Made destruction of frames punishable by death

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When was the Statue of Artificers repealed?

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1813

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What did the Statue of Artificers do?

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Provide regulation of wages and working conditions

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When were the Corn Laws introduced?

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1815

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18
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When did Luddism end?

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1817

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When was the Cotton Mills and Factory Act passed?

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1819

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What did the Cotton Mills and Factory Act do?

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Limited child labour (9-16) to 12 hours a day

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When was the Banking Co-partnership Act passed?

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1826

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What did the Banking Co-partnerhsip Act do?

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Allow for joint-stock banks and financial development by repealing the 1720 Bubble Act

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23
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When were the Swing Riots?

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1830 - 1831

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Why did the Swing Riots break out?

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Increased used of machinery
2 consecutively poor harvests
Agricultural working conditions

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25
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When was the start of the 10 Hour Movement?

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1830

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When was the Manchester to Liverpool railway built?

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1830

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When did Oastler write his letter on ‘Yorkshire Slavery’?

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1830

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28
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How many people did the cholera outbreak in Sunderland kill?

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32,000

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29
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When was the major outbreak of cholera in Sunderland?

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1831

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30
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Where did cholera originally break out in 1831?

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Sunderland

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When was the (first) Factory Act passed?

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1831

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What did the first Factory Act do?

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Limited the working day for u18s to 12 hours

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When was the first Factory Act amended?

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1833

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How did the amendment change the first Factory Act?

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Children u9 no longer allowed to work, 9-13 limited to 8 hours a day

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35
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When were London joint stock banks permitted to issue cheques?

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1833

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36
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When were the South Wales Rebecca Riots?

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1838

37
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When was the Mines Act passed?

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1842

38
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What did the 1842 Mines Act do?

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Disallowed women and boys u10 from working underground following Royal Commission

39
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When did Chadwick publish ‘The Sanitary Condition of the Labouring Population of Great Britain’?

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1842

40
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Who published ‘The Sanitary Condition of the Labouring Population of Great Britain’?

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Chadwick

41
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When was the second (effective) Factory Act passed?

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1844

42
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What did the second (effective) Factory Act do?

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Introduce moderate safety precautions, limiting hours of women in textiles to 12 hours

43
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Which Factory Act introduced moderate safety precautions and limited hours of women in textiles?

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1844

44
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Which Factory Act limited the working day for u18s to 12 hours?

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1831

45
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When were children u9 disallowed to work and limited 9-13 y/os to 8 hours a day?

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1833

46
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When was the Railway Regulation Act passed?

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1844

47
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What did the Railway Regulation Act do?

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Strengthened state power over rail companies

48
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When was the Health of Towns Association established?

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1844

49
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When was the Ten Hours Act passed?

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1847

50
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What did the Ten Hours Act do?

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Limited length of working day for women and children only

51
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When was the Public Health Act passed?

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1848

52
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What did the passing of the Public Health Act do?

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Created the first central Health Board

53
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When was the third Factory Act passed?

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1850

54
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Which Factory Act regulated hours within the day that women could work?

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Third, 1850

55
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What did the third Factory Act in 1850 do?

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Regulated hours within the day that women could work

56
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When did the Great Exhibition take place in London?

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1851

57
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When was the Burial Act passed?

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1852

58
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What did the passing of the Burial Act in 1852 do?

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Established Burial Board overseeing network of cemeteries in London

59
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When was the fourth Factory Act passed?

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1856

60
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What did the Factory Act in 1856 do?

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Repealed some safety feature in 1844

61
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When was the Sanitary Act passed?

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1866

62
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What did the Sanitary Act do?

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Made sanitation inspections and records compulsory

63
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When was the first Combination Act passed?

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1799

64
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When was the Second Combination Act passed?

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1800

65
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When were the Combinations Acts (first 2) withdrawn?

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1824

66
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When was the New Combinations of Workmen Act passed?

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1825

67
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How many banks were there in England by 1784? (excluding London)

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119

68
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How many banks were there in England by 1808? (excluding London)

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800

69
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How many joint stock banks were there by 1866?

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154

70
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By 1866 there were 154 joint-stock banks across the country. How many branches did they have between them?

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850

71
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Who were the first recognised bankers?

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Goldsmiths

72
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When was the first joint-stock bank created?

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October 1826

73
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What was the name of the first joint stock bank, created October 1826?

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Lancashire Banking Company

74
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By 1761, how much cotton wool was being imported (in weight)?

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Over 3 million pounds

75
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By 1833, how much cotton wool was being imported (in weight)?

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Over 300 million pounds

76
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By 1833 the cotton industry was employing how many people?

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833,000

77
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When did Richard Arkwright invent his water frame?

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1769

78
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Who invented the water frame in 1769?

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Richard Arkwright

79
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Who invented the Spinning Mule in 1779?

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Samuel Crompton

80
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When did Samuel Crompton invent the Spinning Mule?

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1779

81
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Investment allowed farmers to be united with industrial centres. Give an example of this

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1839 - Marquess of Bute built docks at Cardiff Bay

Earl of Lonsdale credited w/ establishing Whitehaven Harbour in Cumberland

82
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The middle class increased by what percentage between the years 1816 and 1831?

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75%

83
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Between the years 1772 and 1831 the population of Manchester increased from ___ to ___?

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25,000 to 182,000

84
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When was the Municipal Corporations Act passed?

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1835

85
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What did the Municipal Corporations Act do?

A

Remove local council powers from oligarchies

Allowed local councils to take over from local utilities (e.g. sewage and water supply)

86
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In 1801, what proportion of Birmingham lived in back to backs?

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2/3rds

87
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By 1841, how many back to backs did Nottingham have?

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12,600

88
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The population of Manchester increased from 25,000 to 182,000 between what years?

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1772 to 1831

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