1840s

Question 1

Peel’s peacetime income tax - cleared 2.5 million deficit and gave 1.5 million surplus. Didn’t affect working class

Answer 1

1842

Question 2

Bank Charter Act - gave BOE a monopoly, backed up bank notes with gold reserves which gave confidence to stakeholders

Answer 2

1844

Question 3

Irish Famine - over a million dead

Answer 3

1845

Question 4

Repeal of the Corn Laws

Answer 4

1846

Question 5

Conservative Party split into Peelites and Protectionists, not winning a majority for 30 years

Answer 5

1846

Question 6

Ten Hour Act - Hours in factories

Answer 6

1847

Question 7

Public Health Act - Response to Diseases spreading

Answer 7

1848

Question 8

Factory Act - Shortens hours in textile factories

Answer 8

1844

Question 9

Irish population from 1841-51

Answer 9

9 million - 6.5 million

Question 10

Other factors affecting Irish population

Answer 10

Cholera outbreak, 1.5 million migrate to USA and Canada

Question 11

Friendly societies had 1.5 million members - provided basic welfare benefits when they were required

Answer 11

1846

Question 12

Peel’s period in power

Answer 12

1834-35, 1841-46

Question 13

Plug riots - workers not happy with taxes

Answer 13

August 1842

Question 14

Chadwick’s report of sanitary conditions - linked poverty to disease

Answer 14

1842

Question 15

Rail coverage in 1843 and 1846

Answer 15

2000 miles and 4000 miles

Question 16

Enclosure Act - making common land private

Answer 16

1845

Question 17

Agricultural Drainage Act - medical officers appointed to check sanitary conditions in an area and point out nuisances worsening them

Answer 17

1846

Question 18

Cut tariffs and lowered the Corn laws 1828 sliding scale - gave the economy a boost and gave a higher level of employment since more goods needed to be made

Answer 18

1842