HCHS Britain: A LEVEL UNIT 1 - industrialisation

Question 1

When was the Public Health Act passed?

Answer 1

1848

Question 2

By 1833, how much money was the cotton industry making and how many people were employed?

Answer 2

£300 million and 833,000

Question 3

Which invention made work in the mines safer from 1815?

Answer 3

The Davy Lamp

Question 4

When was the first outbreak of cholera, in which town and how many died?

Answer 4

1831, Sunderland and 32,000

Question 5

How deep were back-to-back house foundations?

Answer 5

3 bricks deep

Question 6

By 1800, what percentage of people lived in towns and what was it by 1880?

Answer 6

25% and 80%

Question 7

What types of banks were created which spread the risk amongst investors?

Answer 7

Joint stock banks

Question 8

By 1821, what percentage of the working population was under 20?

Answer 8

49%

Question 9

When was the Manchester-Liverpool railways built?

Answer 9

1830

Question 10

When did Arkwright die and how much was he worth?

Answer 10

1792 and £500,000

Question 11

What fraction of workers lived in back-to-back houses in Birmingham?

Answer 11

?

Question 12

When was the Sanitary Act passed?

Answer 12

1866

Question 13

What was the length of the average working day in a mine?

Answer 13

12 hours

Question 14

How much was the rent for a back back-to-back house and a front one?

Answer 14

1s10d and 2s6d

Question 15

In 1750, which two cities had populations over 50,000?

Answer 15

London and Edinburgh

Question 16

When did the Luddite movement begin and what did they destroy?

Answer 16

1811, steam powered looms

Question 17

By 1866, how many joint stock banks were there with how many branches?

Answer 17

154 and 850

Question 18

Which economist published the ‘Wealth of Nations’ in 1776?

Answer 18

Adam Smith

Question 19

When were the Swing Riots and what did they destroy?

Answer 19

1830 and threshing machines

Question 20

Name one of the leaders of the Ten Hour Movement

Answer 20

Richard Oastler, George Bull and MP Thomas Sadler

Question 21

Between 1765 and 1795 in Manchester, what had carpenters’ wages increased by (compared to London)

Answer 21

64% to 88%

Question 22

Which law was passed to stop and punish Luddites and when?

Answer 22

Frame Breaking Act (1812)

Question 23

On average, how much was a weekly wage in a factory?

Answer 23

12s-15s

Question 24

From 1816-1831, by what percentage had the middle class increased?

Answer 24

75%

Question 25

Following the Mining Act (1842) at what age could children start working in a mine?

Answer 25

10

Question 26

When was the 10 hour working day introduced?

Answer 26

1847

Question 27

By the 1820s, how many miles of canals were there?

Answer 27

4000

Question 28

When was the Factory Act and name two clauses

Answer 28

1833, no children under 9 employed, 9-13: 48hr week, 13-18: 12 hour day, under 13s two hours education a day

Question 29

Even by 1878, how many hours a week were some women working?

Answer 29

58 hours

Question 30

What fraction of children died in their first year?

Answer 30

3 out of 20