Industrial Britain, c.1750–c.1900 (OCR GCSE History A (Explaining the Modern World)): Flashcards
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England & Wales population 1750
England & Wales population 1750
7 million
England & Wales population 1900
England & Wales population 1900
40 million
% of population in urban areas by 1900
% of population in urban areas by 1900
80%
What was a rookery?
What was a rookery?
Slum area with high poverty and crime rates
Britain's wealth status during industrialisation
Britain's wealth status during industrialisation
Richest country in the world
Luddism: when?
Luddism: when?
1812-1813
Peterloo Massacre deaths
Peterloo Massacre deaths
11 people
Swing Riots: when & where?
Swing Riots: when & where?
1830-1831, Southeast England
Rebecca Riots: what did farmers attack?
Rebecca Riots: what did farmers attack?
Toll gates
Chartism: main goal
Chartism: main goal
Working people's right to vote & fair elections
Tolpuddle Martyrs: year
Tolpuddle Martyrs: year
1833
Tolpuddle Martyrs: how many?
Tolpuddle Martyrs: how many?
Six farm labourers
Tolpuddle Martyrs: sentence
Tolpuddle Martyrs: sentence
7 years transportation to Australia
Tolpuddle Martyrs: petition signatures
Tolpuddle Martyrs: petition signatures
250,000
Tolpuddle Martyrs: pardoned when?
Tolpuddle Martyrs: pardoned when?
March 1836