Industrial Revolution Flashcards
When did the industrial revolution begin
The 1800s
What did Charles ‘ turnip ‘ Townshed introduce
The four course rotation of wheat - turnips - barley - clover to his farm
What did robert bakewell do
He made selective breeding to develop the new Leicester sheep
Who promoted these ideas to a wider audience
Arthur young
Who heralded the factory age
Richard Arkwright
How much did the production of coal and iron increase
Iron : 30 fold
Coal : 20 fold
What did newcomen and watt contribute to
The production of steam power to drive machinery more quickly
Who built roads in the 1700s
Thomas telford
What did george stephenson and Isambard kingdom brunel over see
Railway mania of the 1800s
Why did the railway mania happen
There was no fast ways of transporting goods and people around the country
Why did cities have to be located on canal routes
Canals where the fastest ways of transporting goods
What fraction of the globe was covered by england’s trading nation and when
1/3 of the globe in 1914
How much did the population increase
260%
What was it a change from
Agriculture to industry
What did domestic industry move to
Factory work
What did canals and pack horses move to
Railways and telegraph
When was education available to the poorest people
1800s
When did the government pass the factory act and what did it enable people to do
They passed it in 1833 and it made children who worked in factories go to schools for two hours, it was compulsory
What else did the government do to help schools
It granted them money
When was the ragged schools union set up and what did it do
It was set up on 1844 and it was set up to give schooling to poor children
When was the public schools act passed and what did it do
It was passed in 1868 and it reformed britains public schools such as Eton and Harrow
What did the education act do and when was it set up
It made school attendance compulsory for children up to the age of 10 and it was passed in 1880
When was the second education act passed and what did it do
It was passed in 1902 and it established a system of secondary schools
What were the consequences of the agricultural revolution
The growing population would have starved without it
The increased amount of machinery meant fewer workers were needed, they left land and went to industrial towns of the north of england
