Factory Acts

Question 1

What Mill was Robert Peel the owner of?

Answer 1

New Lanark

Question 2

What act did Peel get passed?

Answer 2

Mills Act 1819

Question 3

What did the Mills Act ensure?

Answer 3

No child under 9 was allowed to be employed. Maximum working day of 16 hours for those under 16.

Question 4

What city was Titus Salt the largest employer in?

Answer 4

Bradford

Question 5

In Bradford, was was the population growth between 1801 and 1851?

Answer 5

13,000 to 104,000

Question 6

How many textile mills did Titus Salt own?

Answer 6

Five

Question 7

In 1842, what burners did Salt install in his factories?

Answer 7

Rodda Smoke Burners

Question 8

What year was the Coal Mines Acted formed?

Answer 8

1842

Question 9

What city did Michael Sadler move to in 1800?

Answer 9

Leeds

Question 10

What did the 1834 Factory Act ensure?

Answer 10

Illegal for children under 9 to be employed in textile factories

Question 11

Who took over from Sadler as a MP?

Answer 11

Lord Shaftesbury

Question 12

What did the tax amount reach on newspapers in 1815?

Answer 12

4d

Question 13

How much Cobbett sell his paper for?

Answer 13

2d

Question 14

What year was the Reform Bill Passed for Cobbett?

Answer 14

1832

Question 15

Name one of the two books that Robert Owen wrote?

Answer 15

Formation Of Character, A New View of Society

Question 16

What did Robert Owen spend £4000 on?

Answer 16

Publishing his activities

Question 17

What movement was campaigned by Richard Oastler and George Bull?

Answer 17

Ten Hour movement

Question 18

What was the Ten Hour Movements aims?

Answer 18

Reduce the working day for under 16’s

Question 19

What year did the luddites riots take place?

Answer 19

1811-1816

Question 20

Who was the lead speaker at St peters fields when the Peterloo massacre took place?

Answer 20

Henry Hunt