CHAPTER 8

Question 1

What were the Corn laws ‚51

Answer 1

Britain banned cheap french flour after war so no comp for British farmers.
So laws were placed to keep wheat prices high

Question 2

Why were the Corn Laws opposed

Answer 2

Bread was too costly
High wheat = High living costs
Trade with other countries could be beneficial

Question 3

Developments of Anti Corn Law League

Answer 3

Robert Peel following the Irish Potato famine repealed the corn laws but was forced to resign ‚46

Question 4

Key figures of the Abolition movement

Answer 4

William Wilberforce MP petition 1797
Thomas Clarkson Chest
Granville Sharp argued in court for abolition

Question 5

Developments of the abolition movement

Answer 5

1807 abolished trade
1833 abolished ownership (only <6)
37 finalised

Question 6

Factory and social reform causes

Answer 6

Commonplace workplace accidents and danger of factories, countered by laissez faire polititians, backed by philanthropists
eg Robert Owen socialist Mill owner 888

Question 7

Impacts of factory reform

Answer 7

Factory Act 1833
>9 couldnt work in factories
>13 2h at school
13-18 69h weekly
4 inspectors appointed
Mines Act 1842
No kids or women in mines
>15 no machienes