Industrial Revolution L2

Question 1

What did the domestic system involve?

Answer 1

The domestic system involved the whole family

Question 2

Where did half the population work before 1750?

Answer 2

Before 1750 half the population worked on the land

Question 3

List 3 things made in people’s homes and name one of the most common goods.

Answer 3

Shoes, socks, buttons, lace, hats, gloves and one of the most common goods made in people’s homes were woollen cloth

Question 4

Woollen cloth was needed on a larger scale so what did they do?

Answer 4

Factories were created in order to produce woolen cloth on a greater scale

Question 5

What was the noise like in the factories and how did this effects the way they communicated?

Answer 5

The machinery in factories was so noisy that workers could not hear each other workers so had to learn to communicate by different means this lead to some becoming expert lip readers.

Question 6

What did workers suffer from as a result of the noise?

Answer 6

Many workers suffered from loss of hearing.

Question 7

What did the temperature reach in many textile mills?

Answer 7

In many textile mills, the temperature reached 30 degrees

Question 8

Why was the temperature so hot in textile mills?

Answer 8

Textile mills needed to be kept hot to stop the thread from snapping.

Question 9

Cotton particles filled the air making breathing them in unavoidable, what did this lead to?

Answer 9

This put workers at risk of developing a lung disease.

Question 10

What other examples of illness did the workers experience during to the conditions?

Answer 10

These harsh and challenging working conditions could also lead to a range of other problems from eye inflammation to cancer of the mouth

Question 11

What age were some children expected to work at?

Answer 11

Some children were expected to work at the age of 4

Question 12

Who were taken in as mill apprentices?

Answer 12

Orphans and children from poor families would be taken on as mill apprentices.

Question 13

Did the children get paid for their labour, what did the mill owners give them for their work?

Answer 13

No, children didn’t get paid for their labour with mill owners believing that basic food and a place to sleep was payment enough

Question 14

What dangerous jobs were children set to do and why?

Answer 14

Children were set to do jobs such as cleaning under moving machinery, with many children tragically losing their lives. This was because they were small meaning they could do jobs adults could not.

Question 15

How long did the children work?

Answer 15

The children worked 12-14 hours a day.

Question 16

What would happen if the children were late, made mistakes or caught sleeping from exhaustion?

Answer 16

They experienced brutal discipline if they made mistakes, late or caught sleeping

Question 17

What were some of the punishments children experienced?

Answer 17

Punishments included beatings, having heavy weights tied around their necks or even having their ears nailed to tables.

Question 18

Give 3 reasons mill owners could fine their workers.

Answer 18

Mill owners could fine their workers for something as simple as talking, leaving the room, and in some cases even looking out of the window. Another way to be fined was arriving late to work.

Question 19

What body parts was it not uncommon for some people to loose?

Answer 19

It was not uncommon for people to lose fingers or even limbs.

Question 20

How much percentage of accidents dealt with at the Manchester Infirmary in 1833 were factory and mill related?

Answer 20

40% of accidents dealt with at the Manchester Infirmary in 1833 were factory and mill related

Question 21

Why did many people began to raise concern about the factories?

Answer 21

Many people began to raise concern about the factories because of the poor conditions.

Question 22

When was new laws (Acts) were introduced to try and change the working lives of women and children?

Answer 22

In 1833 new laws (Acts) were introduced to try and change the working lives of women and children.

Question 23

What did 1833 Factory Act change about children starting to work and the amount of time they could?

Answer 23

no children under 9 were allowed to work in factories and children aged 9-13 were only allowed to work 9 hours per day.

Question 24

In the 1842 Mines act who was banned from working in mines?

Answer 24

In 1842, women and children were banned from working in mines.

Question 25

In 1847 what was the maximum amount of time women and children under the age of 13 were allowed to work?

Answer 25

Maximum 10 hour day for women and children under the age of 18.

Question 26

In 1844, what had to happen to the machines?

Answer 26

In 1844 the machines had to be made safe

Question 27

In 1895 what was the maximum amount of time children under 13 could work a week?

Answer 27

In 1895, children under 13 to work a maximum of 30 hours a week.