Robert Owen fact test Flashcards
When was Robert Owen born?
1771
Which organisations did workers turn their attention to after the failure of Owen’s organisation?
Chartists, Anti-corn Law League, Anti-poor law.
Give 2 reasons why Owen’s organisation (previous question) failed.
Government, Tolpuddle, employers, The Document, communication, not all unions joined.
What union did Owen set up in 1834 and why was this important?
The Grand National Consolidated Trades Union, first successful attempt at uniting workers nationally
Why did Owen go to the USA in 1824?
To set up an experimental co-operative village at New Harmony in Indiana.
What did the London Co-operative Society aim to do?
Co-operative shops that sold at reasonable prices and gave profits back to all who bought goods there.
When did Owen start the London Co-operative Society?
1824
What did Owen set up at Gray’s Inn Road, London for the benefit of workers?
A ‘Labour Exchange’
What act of parliament did Owen contribute to?
1819 Factory Act
Name 3 practical steps Owen took to improve the lives of his workers?
Reduced the working hours, made the factories light and airy, built new cottages, built the first infant school, introduced a diverse curriculum, built parks and gardens, introduced a scheme which gave the workers goods at a cost price.
Who visited Owen’s model town in 1816?
The future Tsar of Russia
What was the name of the pamphlet of ideas Owen produced in 1813?
A New View of Society
Where was Robert Owen’s model town?
New Lanark, Scotland
What famous ‘ism’ did Owen first use to describe his belief system?
Utopian socialism
Why was Robert Owen’s marriage important to his future ideas?
His new father-in-law operated humane practices at his mill in New Lanark and Owen inherited it and built upon it it.
