Industrial Conditions Transformed (21) Flashcards

1
Q

When was the first factory act?
What did it do? (3)

A

1844
Women’s hours reduced to 12 per day
Children 9-13 reduced to 6.5 per day
Women banned from night work

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2
Q

When was the Mines Act? What did it do?

A

1842
Banned women and children under 10 going down mines

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3
Q

When was the second factory act?
What did it do? (2)

A

1847
10h working day
Children could only work from 6am-6pm

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4
Q

What happened in the 1833 act?

A

Children required to have 2h of school each day

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5
Q

When was required schooling removed?

A

1844

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6
Q

When was Chadwick’s report?
What did it show?

A

1842
57% of WC children died before 5th bday

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7
Q

Name 2 dangerous jobs that continued for children?

A

Scavengers - pick up Cotton from under machines
Pieceners - weaving cotton back together

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8
Q

In 1859 who lost their finger at work?
How old was she?

A

Martha Applegate
13

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9
Q

What happened when relays were made illegal in 1850?

A

Working day became 10.5h

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10
Q

When was the Davy Lamp invented?

A

1815

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11
Q

How much did the average family earn per year, how much of this came from men?

A

£24
£12

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12
Q

When was the Coal Mines Inspection Act? what was it?

A

1850
Introduced inspectors that were controlled by home office

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13
Q

When was the Coal Mines Regulation act? What did it do?

A

1860
Helped safety and stopped boys under 12 working in the mines

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14
Q

When was the Risca Collery Strike? What caused it?

A

1849
An explosion killed 35 miners in 1846

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15
Q

When was the fatal accident at Victoria Pit? How many died?

A

1840
9

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16
Q

When were the Barnsley Mines Explosion?

A

3rd Feb 1849

17
Q

How many died in Barnsley mines explosion?

A

Over 75

18
Q

Between 1770 and 1850 how much did coal demand increase by?

A

6 million tonnes to 55 million tonnes