In 1842, The Coal Mines Act

eliminated employment of boys under 10 & all women in mines.

The Great Potato Famine

caused 2 million Irish to immigrate to the US.

Which statement below is NOT TRUE about the importance of the railroads to Industrialization?

RRs allow workers to commute into work from suburbs.

The harsh treatment of children in factories of the 19th century

was not out of line w/the treatment of children in general

Standard of Living is made up of three things:

Prices, wages, patterns of consumption

What was the main purpose of the Great Exhibition of 1851?

to flaunt Britain's imperial and economic strength

All items EXCEPT ONE are true about Chartism.

women campaigned for women's suffrage as well.

Which statement below is not true of how factories changed the patterns of society?

Work ebbs & flows as workers wait for raw mat'ls to arrive

The purpose of a workhouse was to

act as a deterrent to losing one's job and going into debt

The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain for all the reasons below EXCEPT ONE:

The government restricted private entrepreneurship.

The middle class feared

the outbreak of cholera from unsanitary conditions

Working conditions included

dangerous & unhealthy conditions, deforming & maiming some.

In the 19th century city, which statement applies?

Filthy conditions worsened by officials not taking actions

In the 19th century, population grew. Explain.

Birthrates dropped, but so did death by war, famine, disease

On the continent, government played a bigger role in the development of Industrial Revolution.

funding construction of infrastructure, sometimes factories, providing costs of technical education.

Edwin Chaddick is a name to remember because

his research--> Nat'l Board of Health & practical solutions

The first unemployment "insurance" was created by (the)

Amalgamated Society of Engineers for its member as an option

Factory Acts between 1802-1819 made incremental improvements in working conditions by limiting

working hours and ages of children allowed to work

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Ch 20 Industrial Revolution

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1
In 1842, The Coal Mines Act
limited working hours for women & children to 10 hr days.
eliminated employment of boys under 10 & all women in mines.
limited the hours children 9-16 could work to 12 hr/day.
was not effective because there were no inspectors assigned.
2
The water frame to spin yarn was invented by
Edmund Cartwright
James Hargreaves
Richard Awkwright
Samuel Crompton
3
The Great Potato Famine
caused 2 million Irish to immigrate to the US.
caused many French to emigrate from France.
was caused by overfarming.
was misnamed--it was a rutabaga blight that destroyed crops.
4
Which statement below is NOT TRUE about the importance of the railroads to Industrialization?
RRs allow workers to commute into work from suburbs.
Railroads get finished goods to market faster & cheaper.
RRs allow factories to be built at distances from coal mines
Building RRs led to British supremacy in engineering.
5
"Man is approaching... that great & sacred mission...conquer nature to his use...will of God."
Prince Albert
James Watt
Robert Trevithick
Edward Chaddick
6
The harsh treatment of children in factories of the 19th century
did not occur in mines as children were too small to work
was not out of line w/the treatment of children in general
increased after the Factory Act of 1833.
toughened them for their adult lives.
7
Standard of Living is made up of three things:
Prices, wages, patterns of consumption
Patterns of consumption, location, quantity of possessions
Location, quality and quantity of possessions
Prices, wages, location
8
What was the main purpose of the Great Exhibition of 1851?
to flaunt Britain's imperial and economic strength
it was a trade show, for buyers & sellers to see what's new.
Celebrated the arts, both visual and performance, of the age
to honor all the great men and women of British history
9
All items EXCEPT ONE are true about Chartism.
elimination of property requirements to serve in Parliament
annual sessions of Parliament.
proposed universal male suffrage
women campaigned for women's suffrage as well.
10
Who improved the locomotive to make it functional?
James Watt
Edmund Cartwright
Samuel Crompton
Richard Trevithick
11
Which statement below is not true of how factories changed the patterns of society?
Work schedules regulated to maximize machines' efficiency
Whole families worked in the same factory at different jobs.
Work ebbs & flows as workers wait for raw mat'ls to arrive
severe penalties for lateness, idleness, i.e. conversation
12
Who are/is the Proletariat?
the jobless
peasants
factory workers
middle class
13
The purpose of a workhouse was to
help the jobless get back on their feet w/ retraining.
gather up the laziest workers-put them to work as slaves.
act as a deterrent to losing one's job and going into debt
14
The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain for all the reasons below EXCEPT ONE:
Investment capital available because of business profits.
The government restricted private entrepreneurship.
Britain had plentiful rivers, coal & iron ore.
Britain had growing markets both at home and abroad.
15
The middle class feared
the uprising of the lower class "volcanic element"
tax hikes if they were asked to pay for sanitation in slums
the outbreak of cholera from unsanitary conditions
losing their jobs to the lower classes "invading" the cities
16
Factories initially were built
next to cities.
on riverbanks
near coal mines
next to the ocean
17
Working conditions included
dangerous & unhealthy conditions, deforming & maiming some.
no security of employment for when work slowed down
included humane working hours & minimum wage.
18
The steam engine was invented by
James Watt
James Hargreaves
Edmund Cartwright
Richard Awkwright
19
In the 19th century city, which statement applies?
As many people left the city each yr as arrived job-hunting
Filthy conditions worsened by officials not taking actions
Gov't intervention prevented consumer fraud & food tampering
Healthier living conditions account for increase in pop.
20
In the 19th century, population grew. Explain.
Population didn't grow--just shifted from rural to urban.
Birthrates dropped, but so did death by war, famine, disease
Lots of families had lots of children.
Population didn't grow--census counts just kept better track
21
The "mule" was invented by
Samuel Crompton
James Hargreaves
Richard Arkwright
Edmund Cartwright
22
On the continent, government played a bigger role in the development of Industrial Revolution.
funding construction of infrastructure, sometimes factories
providing costs of technical education.
removing tariffs to encourage international trade
banning foreign entrepreneurs & equipment
23
Edwin Chaddick is a name to remember because
his research--> Nat'l Board of Health & practical solutions
he ordered private business to build drains & water systems
he opposed improving the unsanitary conditions of the cities
his warning about the uprising of the lower class
24
The first unemployment "insurance" was created by (the)
Amalgamated Society of Engineers for its member as an option
Grand Nat'l Consolidated Trades Union to work cooperatively
Luddites as a voluntary payment from each paycheck.
Parliament for every British worker.
25
In which industry did the Industrial Revolution begin?
textiles
mining
shipbuilding
machinery manufacturing
26
Factory Acts between 1802-1819 made incremental improvements in working conditions by limiting
working hours and ages of children allowed to work
workers by size
working hours for children
working hours for children and women

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