Industrial Revolution Flashcards
0
Q
Children working in Factories, Issues?
A
Dangerous- working around machines
Fear
Lung cancer- from working in chimney sweeps
1
Q
Working Conditions
A
Children as young as 3 put to work in factories and mines
No minimum wage
No welfare
No regulation on hours and conditions
2
Q
Factory Act 1819
A
Limited working hours of children to 12 hours
3
Q
Factory Act 1833
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Children under 9 banned from textiles industry
4
Q
Lifestyle Changes
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Enhances technology Different jobs- machinery Population growth Hygiene decrease Life expectancy dropped by 5 years Overcrowding Growth of Middle class
5
Q
Continuity
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Surgery was dangerous Medicine primitive Disease spread easily Rural life stayed the same Holidays Types of diseases
6
Q
When was the steam locomotive invented?
A
1804
7
Q
When was the steam locomotive popular?
A
19th and 20th centuries
