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Industrialisation And Protest Flashcards

1
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When did the napoleonic wars begin?

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1793

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In which year could the radical political leaders be arrested without a trial?

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1794

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What was the Treason Act and what year was it enforced?

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It meant the death penalty could be applied to any treasonable acts for example public meetings. 1795

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4
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When Liverpool overtook London as the major cotton importer?

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1795

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5
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How many banks were in Britain in 1799?

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Over 350- stimulated economy

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1811

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The Luddites.
Smashed stocking and cropping frames.
Leader Ned Ludd was a fictional character used to shock government

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What book was published in 1813?

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Owens book on factory reform, creation of New Lanark, wanted to change economic and social structure by enforcing rules

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What law was passed in 1815 and what did it entail?

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Corn Laws- wheat prices up to 102.45 shillings a quarter

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1816

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Spa Field Riots- Spence planned to seize control of government and encourage riots, around 10000 people

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Pentrich Rising

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1817
Working class right to vote- march in protest to overthrow government
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The Blanketeers

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1817
Protest over terrible conditions in textile industry
After war wages cute by 2/3
A march to the capital with 5000 members 25000 spectators

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Peterloo Massacre

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60000 people, radicals, 15 killed, 400 injured

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Six Acts

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1819

Increased penalties for seditious libel, magistrates given increased power to search properties

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1825

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Courtald Silk Mill

Lowest paying job was 2.4 shillings a week, highest paying job not available to a woman

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Swing Riots

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1830

Opposition to mechanised methods, threshing machines destroyed

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1832

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Cholera Outbreak

Lauded fair attitude, overcrowding, cheap labour, killed 32000 people in Sunderland

17
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Rebecca Riots

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1839
Protest of farmers and agricultural workers in rebel against tax
Dressed as women, abusing toll gates for charging higher taxes

18
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1842

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Chadwick’s Report- Manchester

19
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1848

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Public Health Act

Voluntary not compulsory

20
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Who invented which machine in 1786?

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Andrew Meikle - threshing machine

21
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What did the Combinations Act of 1799 have to do with industry?

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Caused a hindrance to development in industry

22
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What was the 1802 Factory Act?

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Established fair treatment of apprentices and the general cleanliness of the workplace.

23
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What protest occurred in 1808?

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The weavers protest in St George’s Field in Manchester

24
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When did the Luddites occur? What was their aims?

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1811-1817. They protested because of unemployment and increase in the use of machinery. Smashed up power loom and stocking frames. Fictional leader = Ned Ludd

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What act was passed in 1812?

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The Frame Breaking Act. Deliberate destruction of frames a crime punishable by death.

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What did the 1819 Factory Act entail?

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Limited child labour (aged 9-16) to 12 hours a day. Made it illegal to employ children under 9.

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When was the outbreak in cholera in Sunderland?

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1831

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When did the Swing Riots happen and what were the aims?

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1831-1833. Objected the threshing machines as it replaced manual labour with a machine that could do ten men’s work.

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What was the 1831 Factory Act?

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Limited the working day for under 18s to 12 hours

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What was the 1833 Factory Act?

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Attempted to regulate the working day. Children under 9 were no longer allowed to work. Children aged 9-13 were limited to 8 hours a day. Most advanced act of its time, penalties for evasion, system of government control.

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When was the Mines Act and what did it occur?

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Made it illegal for women and children to work in mines

32
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What was the Ten Hours Act!?

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  1. Grants working day no longer than 10 hours. John Fielden worked tirelessly to get the act passed
33
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What was the 1850 Factory Act?

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Regulated the hours women could work in a day:
6am-6pm in summer
7am-7pm in winter
Finish at 2pm on Saturdays

34
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What happened in 1851?

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The Great Exhibition - promotes industrialisation and highlighted all goods being produced

35
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What was the 1853 Factory Act?

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Extended regular hours to children 8-13

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