industrial rev Flashcards
who perfected the steam engine?
James Watts in 1804
what were the enclosure acts?
government reclaim much farm land. big business buy => farms more efficient => more food => cheaper => more people
also urbanization
what was the 4 crops rotation?
wheat, Barley, turnips, clover. made farming more efficient and more food for those selectively breed animals
what was the Factory Act?
less child labour. wasn’t actually that good because all it really did was ,make families poorer. 1819
why was there a great reform act?
Tory government was ousted later in 1830, Earl Grey, a Whig, became Prime Minister and pledged to carry out parliamentary reform.
because all the human rights violation was starting to be real inefficient and dangerous
first reform act of 1832?
expand voting pools
=> reform for the middle class and separated them from the lower class
exterminated some rotten boroughs
better representation for the whole country base on population
what did the abolition of slavery mean for the IR?
2.4 billion paid out to be invested in industry
more money to invest in mechanization and industry
1833
what were the Poor laws?
laws to help the poor including indoor and outdoors relief.
indoor poor houses were basically torture chambers
outdoors relief carried very negative social stigma
when and what was the Chartist movement?
1838-39
The Chartists began with many large-scale meetings. In 1839, determine the first petition (aka the chartist). Violent protest also started happening
1842
Further protests: strikes and violence
The press — the Northern Star — starts to be a factor
The state hits back: arrests
1848-52
Decline in movement and final petition
what was the 1848 public health act?
Chadwick was like y’all we can’t keep doing all this. and after another cholera outbreak they agree
allowed city to get loans to clean up the city. generally set up committees to deal with all this.
wasn’t effective but it was a good start
what were the Luddites?
group of worker mostly in the countryside. breaking machinery and rejecting tech progress because jobs. named after the myth of Ned Ludd
1810-1813
what were the captain Swing riot?
people protested, wanted better rights, pay and working condition
named after the myth character of captain swing. countryside
violently put down by the government
1830-1831
what was the Factory system?
new way of organizing labour. more efficient
Richard Arkwright
Combination Act?
1799-1800 where unions were ban
what were the 6 acts?
Banned large gatherings, Gave the local police the power to search property for weapons. Stronger punishment for those publishing materials against the church and state
1819
