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Industrial Revolutions Stats And Events Flashcards

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What is the open field system?

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Traditional farm units where everyone had a little bit of land on the same plot

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What % of land was left fallow to prevent soil exhaustion in traditional farms ?

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35%

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How many acres were enclosed between 1750-1800?

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7 million acres

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What is the enclosure system?

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Where one farmers owns large plots of land ( most smaller farmers lost their land due to this)

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When was the Bank of England set up ?

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1694

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What percent of woolen goods were exported EU/USA in 1750?

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70%

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When was coke developed and by who ?

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1709 by Abraham Darby

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When and who invented the atmospheric steam engine ?

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1712, Thomas Newcomen

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What was coal production in 1700, 1750 an 1800?

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2.5 million 1700, 5 million 1750 and 15 million in 1800 ( tonnes)

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When and who invented the spinning jenny ?

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1765 by James Hargreaves

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What was Uk cotton cloth production in 1775 vs 1783 ?

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57 000 yards in 1775,

3.5 million yards in 1783

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How many turnpike trusts were passed 1750-1770?

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500 acts, covering 24 000km of road

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How many acts passed by parliament 1759-1774, creating canals

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52 acts,

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How many km of canals were there in 1800

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3000km

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How much did the population increase in 150 years

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Tripled

1700 - 5 million
1800 - 11 million
1850- 32 million

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When was the new steam engine patented and by who

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1769 by James Watt

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When was the first water frame patented and by who

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1771 by Arkwright

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18
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How many mules operated in factors in 1820?

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4 million

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When was the first factory built and by who ?

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1769 in Derbyshire by Arkwright, operated 24 hours a day and initially employed 200

20
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How many km of canals by 1850?

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6000km

21
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How many km of railway in 1844?

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3000km

22
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What percent was exported to colonies, EU and Asia ?

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30% to colonies, 30% to EU, 20% to Asia

23
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what percentlived in towns in 1750 vs 1850?

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15% in 1750 and 75% in 1850

24
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When was the Public Health Act passed and why ?

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1848, promoted by a cholera outbreak

25
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How much did a worker earn per week?

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Unskilled men earned 70p
Men earned 2.25 pounds a week
Women/children earned 35-6p

26
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How long was a working day ?

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12-14 hours per day, six days a week

27
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What percent did children make up of the workforce

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30%

28
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In 1830, what is the Leeds newspaper referring to when it called for the end of Yorkshire slavery?

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End of child labour

29
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When and what was the luddite movement?

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From 1811-1816, mobs broke into factories and destroyed machinery because they felt threatened by the machines

30
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When and what was the chartist movement?

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1830-48, demanded reforms for shorter work days and better working and living conditions

31
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When and what was the Poor Law amendment Act ?

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1834, intended to create a welfare system, those who needed work could go to a workhouse however it was a failure

32
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How many people participated in the 1848 demonstrations?

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50 000

33
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When and what was the Great Reform Act ?

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1832, gave the vote to middle class men, leaving working class disappointed

34
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When was the flying shuttle invented and by who ?

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John Kay 1733

35
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When and what were the corn laws?

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Passed by the prime minister lord Liverpool in 1815, it placed tariffs on certain cereal grain

36
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When and what were the captain swing riots?

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From 1830-31, farmers received threatening letters demanding an increase in wages, uprising by agricultural workers

37
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When and what was the royal commission?

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1842, it was an investigation on the employment of women and children in mines, which caused widespread dismay

38
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When and what were cooperative societies?

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Founded in 1844 by Rochdale Pioneers, to provide an affordable alternative to the poor quality food and housing

39
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When and what was the municipal corporations act?

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1835, set up police forces however they weren’t payed much attention until 1856

40
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What was the factory act of 1833?

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No child workers under nine years of age, children of 9-13 9hr day

41
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When and what was the mines act?

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1842, prohibited all underground work for women and girls, and for boys under 10, reduced working day of 9-13 year olds to 7 hours a day

42
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What was the factory act of 1802?

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Prevented apprentices working at night, 12hr day max and for them to receive basic education

43
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What was the cotton mills act of 1819?

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No child under nine years old could be employed in a cotton mill, with a maximum day of 12hrs for under 16 year olds

44
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Why was MP Sadler important, what did he do?

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He restricted the working day of under 18 to 10hrs and aimed to help children working in textile factories

45
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Who started the people’s charter?

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Francis Place and William Lovett

46
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When and what were the combination acts

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1834, forbade workers to organise for the purposes of obtaining higher wages or controlling work place conditions. ( banned trade unions in other words)

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