Britian : Industrial growth Flashcards
When was the first piece of legislation passed ?
1833
How many inspectors were allocated for the whole country ?
4
How long could factories employ children for ?
Until 1844
Why were factories so prosperous ?
Little to no regulations
How were factories kept so cheap ?
No windows
How would the middle class keep cost so low ?
Take advantage of lassiez faire policies
How did the middle class speed up industrialisation ?
Had lots of land so they could spring up mills and factories
How could the middle class to protect profits ?
Use rotten boroughs to but into politics and protect lassiez faire
What meant factories could be built anywhere ?
Steam train 1769
How many miles of turnpiked road was there ?
22,000 by 1838
When did more coal reach London by rail then sea ?
1867
What did the steam train do for the working class ?
Allowed them to move to built up areas
What are the 3 factors for industrial growth ?
Lassiez faire, Growth of middle class, Geographical Diversity
How many banks were there by 1784 and 1808 ?
1784 - 119 Banks
1808 - 800 Banks
How much money was Britain making by 1811and how much was exported ?
£130 million Made
£40 million Exported
How many joint stock banks had been established with how many branches ?
1866 - 154 with 850 branches
How many small country banks were there ?
1815 - 700 Banks
How big was the cotton industry by 1838 ?
£300 million
Employed 833,000
How much was Richard Arkwright worth when he died ?
1792 - £500,000
How much did the middle class grow by in how many years ?
1816 - 31 - 75%
How many cabinet MP’s were middle class ?
1830-66 - 14 MP’s
What did Chadwick’s 1842 report find ?
252 had stagnant refuse piles
How many did Cholera kill in Britain ?
1831-32 - 32,000
Before 1831, how long was the avg. male working week ?
6 days
14hr shifts
What was the punishment for being 10mins late to factory work ?
2hr wages docked
How many people lived in back to back housing ?
1800 - 2/3
When was the Public Health Act and what did it do ?
1848 - Created a board of health
