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Britain: Industrial Revolution Flashcards

1
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When was the threshing machine created?

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1789

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2
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Who created the threshing machine

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Andrew Meikle

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3
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When did Richard Arkwright die?

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1792

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4
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When were county banks allowed to issue bank notes?

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1797

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5
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When was the first census taken?

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1801

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When was the Health and Morals of Apprentices Act passed?

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1802

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7
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What did the Health and Moral of Apprentices Act do?

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Set treatment of apprentices and workplace cleanliness

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Which group of workers protested in St George’s Fields in 1808?

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1808

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9
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Where were the weavers protests in 1808 held?

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St George’s Fields, Manchester

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10
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When do Luddite protests begin?

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1811

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11
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Why do Luddites begin protesting in 1811?

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Unemployment and increasing use of machinery

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12
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When was the frame Breaking act Passed?

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1812

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13
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What did the 1812 Frame Breaking act do ?

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Made destruction of frames punishable by death

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14
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Whhen was the statue of Artificers repealed?

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1813

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15
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What were the corn laws introduced?

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1815

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16
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When did Luddism end?

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1817

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17
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When was the cotton mills and factoey act passed?

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1819

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18
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What did the the Cotton mills and Factory act do?

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Limited child labour (9-16) to 12 hours a day

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19
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When was the Banking Co-partnership Act do?

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1826

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20
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What did the Banking Co-partnership Act do?

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Allow for joint-stock banks and finacial development by repealing the 1720 bubble act

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21
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When were the Swing Riots?

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1830-1831

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22
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Why did the swing riots break out?

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increased used of machinery 2 consectively poor harvests agricultural working condition

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23
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When was the start of the 10 Hour movement?

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1830

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24
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When was the Manchester to liverpool railway built?

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1830

25
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When Oastler write his letter on ‘Yorkshire Slavery’

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1830

26
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How many people did the cholera outbreak in Sunderland kill?

A

32,000

27
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When was the major Outbreak of cholera in Sunderland?

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1831

28
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Where did Cholera originally break out in 1831?

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Sunderland

29
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When was the first Factory act passed?

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1831

30
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What did the first Factory Act do ?

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Limited the working day for u18s to 12 hours

31
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When was the first Factory Act amended?

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1833

32
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How did the amendment change the first Factory Act?

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Children u9 no longer allowed to work, 9-13 limited to 8 hours a day

33
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When were London joint stock banks permitted to issue cheques

A

1833

34
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When were the south wales Rebecca riots?

A

1838

35
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When was the bank of england set up?

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1694

36
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How many banks were there in 1784?

A

119

37
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how many banks were there by 1808?

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800

38
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What percentage of people lived in towns?

A

30.6

39
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How many pounds of cotton was imported in the uk during 1761?

A

3 million

40
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What was the nickname of children during the industrial revolution?

A

The white slaves of england

41
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How did children end up in Factory?

A

they were bid for or bought

42
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What was a traditional meal in a cotton mill?

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Porridge

43
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Who were the first wave of workers?

A

Orphans

44
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how old did you have to be to leave a cotton mill?

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earliest 21 and latest 24

45
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When did injuries usually occur in a cotton mill?

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in the last 2 hours

46
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Were children given an education?

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yes

47
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how long was the working day?

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14-15 hours with the oppourtunity for overtime that might be paid

48
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what was the worst punishment in a factory?

A

a shaven head

49
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how long would children be left in the punishment room?

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a week

50
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what was in the punishment room?

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nothing apart from a blanket to sleep with

51
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What could be left in the punishment rooms

A

corpses

52
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average married age for a women in 1700

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27

53
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average married age for a women in 1800

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23.5

54
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why did the earlier a women marry introduce a growing population?

A

they produced 2-3 more babies

55
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what industry employed the most children?

A

agriculture

56
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what was the highest paying job in a cotton mill?

A

mill manager

57
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what was the lowest paying job in a cotton mill?

A

winders

58
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what was the ration of men to women in a factory?

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