industrialisation Flashcards
3 reasons why workers were unhappy during the early 19th century?
poor working conditions
poor living conditions
low wages
what was the name of the people who smashed up machinery in mills? what was the origin of the name?
luddites
from Ned Ludd who smashed two stocking frames
where did the luddites start and why?
began in Nottingham because their jobs were being taken over by machinery
when did the luddites take place?
1811-1813
governments response to luddites?
sent in military troops and spies
machine breaking punishable by death
march of blanketeers date?
march 1817
where were the blanketeers going and why?
going to London to hand over a petition
government response to blanketeers?
people were arrested
what was the suspension of habeas corpus and when?
arrest without trial and imprisonment without charge
1816-17
what was the name of the spy during Pentrich rising?
William Richards ‘Oliver the spy’
when did Pentrich uprising take place?
1817 june
who led the pentrich uprising and what happened to him?
Thomas Bacon
imprisoned
who was captain swing and what did he want?
the whole group to not give away the identity of the leader. demanded higher wages and the removal of the threshing machinery.
where was captain swing operating?
southern and eastern England
population of 1815 Britain? how much had it grown since 1750?
11 million grew from 7.5 million
two new industrial cities in 1815?
Manchester and lancashire
how did the government protect wheat prices, what year?
the corn laws of 1815
Peterloo massacre when and where?
Manchester 1819
radical who addressed crowd at Perterloo?
Henry hunt
governments response to to the Peterloo massacre in the 6 acts (2 examples)
limit public meetings
increased power to search property
