Rapid Ind Growth Essay

Question 1

What did Adam smith write in 1776

Answer 1

“An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations”

Question 2

What year did Adam smith write his famous laissez faire books

Answer 2

1776

Question 3

Who wrote an inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations

Answer 3

Adam smith

Question 4

What’s did Adam smith call laissaz faire

Answer 4

“Perfect liberty”

Question 5

When did the British government repeal the corn law

Answer 5

1846

Question 6

How many inspectors did the 1833 factory act employ

Answer 6

4

Question 7

What year was the factory act that only employed 4 inspectors

Answer 7

1833

Question 8

Between what two dates did the middle class grow 75%

Answer 8

1816- 1831

Question 9

Between 1816-1831 how much did the middle class grow

Answer 9

By 75%

Question 10

What number did the middle class grow 1816-1831

Answer 10

160.000 to 214,000

Question 11

How much did Richard arkwrite have before he died

Answer 11

£500,000

Question 12

Who had £500,000 in the bank when he died

Answer 12

Richard Arkwright

Question 13

Who created saltville

Answer 13

Titus salt

Question 14

How many workers was saltville for

Answer 14

4,500 workers and their families

Question 15

Benjamin got employed how many men by the 1820s

Answer 15

1500

Question 16

How much did Benjamin Gott have in t he bank by the 1820s

Answer 16

£100,000

Question 17

How many people did Richard crawshey employees by 1830

Answer 17

5000

Question 18

By what year did crawshay employ 5000

Answer 18

1830

Question 19

How much money did crawshay have

Answer 19

£200,000

Question 20

When did the Liverpool to Manchester line open up

Answer 20

1830
1838 for passangers

Question 21

How many miles of track were there in 1838

Answer 21

500

Question 22

By what year were there 500 miles of track

Answer 22

1838

Question 23

in 1850 how many miles of track where there

Answer 23

6,000

Question 24

by what year were there 6,000 miles of track

Answer 24

1850

Question 25

in april 1753 how many days did it take to get from london to shrewsbury

Answer 25

4 days

Question 26

when did it take 4 days to get from london to shrewsbury

Answer 26

april 1753

Question 27

in 1772 how long did it take to get from london to shrewsbury

Answer 27

1 1/2 days

Question 28

in what year did it take a london to shrewsbury journey 1 1/2 days

Answer 28

1772

Question 29

what did forth clyde canal passangers raise from and to

Answer 29

44,000 to 200,000

Question 30

what canals passangers rose from 44k to 200k

Answer 30

forth clyde canal

Question 31

by the 1820s how many miles of navagable canal where there

Answer 31

4000

Question 32

by what decade where 4000 miles of canals navagable

Answer 32

1820s

Question 33

in what year could country banks give out bank notes

Answer 33

1797

Question 34

in 1808 how many banks were there

Answer 34

800

Question 35

when were there 800 banks

Answer 35

1808

Question 36

in 1797 what could banks do

Answer 36

country banks could give out bank notes

Question 37

in 1833 what was allowed (banks)

Answer 37

joint stock banks could issue checks in london

Question 38

when could joint stock banks give out checks in london

Answer 38

1833

Question 39

in 1866 how many joint stock banks where there and how many branches

Answer 39

154 banks 850 branches

Question 40

when where there 154 js banks with 850 branches

Answer 40

1866

Question 41

when was the slave trade abolished

Answer 41

1807