Industrial Revolution L5

Question 1

What was the only day most people got off and what did they spend the morning of that day doing?

Answer 1

Usually the only day people got off was Sundays and most spent the Sunday morning at church.

Question 2

What type of holidays did people get off? Name some examples.

Answer 2

People got off religious holiday such as Christmas day and Easter Sunday.

Question 3

When did people start gaining more free time?

Answer 3

The mid 1800

Question 4

Why did people take the train for holidays?

Answer 4

The railways and cheap fares made travel affordable for the working class

Question 5

What did new laws prevent women and children from doing in factories?

Answer 5

New laws had been introduced in order to prevent young children working in factories and restricting women and children’s working hours.

Question 6

What did the new law stopping women and children working for long, cause?

Answer 6

Many factories couldn’t remain open without women and children and therefore men also found themselves home earlier in the evening and off on Saturday afternoon.

Question 7

What year were bank holidays given to workers?

Answer 7

In 1871 parliament introduced bank holidays giving most workers a few more days off throughout the year

Question 8

When was the football league set up?

Answer 8

The football league was set up in 1888 huge crowds were drawn to matches on a saturday afternoon when the factories were closed.

Question 9

How did railways help the popularity of football?

Answer 9

The railways also helped the popularity of the sport because it was easier than ever before for a ‘fan’ to travel around the country following their team

Question 10

Why was it cheap to play football?

Answer 10

It was cheap to play as all you needed was a ball and an open space to play.

Question 11

Why did working-class people go on holiday?

Answer 11

The railways took working-class people to the seaside to have fun.

Question 12

How many people went on trips?

Answer 12

Day trips were taken by thousands of people.

Question 13

Name 3 thing the seaside resorts included.

Answer 13

These seaside resorts included piers, live entertainment like stage shows and music, ice cream sellers and seafront hotels.

Question 14

What was it compulsory for working-children to to do?

Answer 14

There was a compulsory attendance at school for working-children.

Question 15

What became more common as more people learned to read?

Answer 15

Reading books became more common as a result of people learning to read.

Question 16

What did books become?

Answer 16

Books became more affordable to purchase.

Question 17

How many copies of books were new novels by authors sold?

Answer 17

New novels such as Charles Dickens (Oliver Twist 1837) and Mary Shelley (Frankenstein 1818) sold thousands of books

Question 18

When did cycling become more popular and why?

Answer 18

Cycling became very popular in the 1870s because it was one of the cheapest ways to travel

Question 19

Who started to make developments to the bike and what was the result of this?

Answer 19

James Starley started to make developments to the basic design of a bike this made bicycles easier to ride and a more reliable form of transportation.

Question 20

Where would richer people go for holidays?

Answer 20

Richer people would go to large, elegant, expensive concert halls or theatres to watch classical music concerts, operas and plays.

Question 21

What was a much cheaper place for people to see music performances?

Answer 21

For poorer people, there were music halls which were far cheaper.

Question 22

What is a music hall?

Answer 22

A music hall was a large building where the audience would pay to see a wide variety of acts including singers, comedians, acrobats and magicians.