A Factory Owner during the Industrial Revolution (Junior Cert History): Flashcards
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Title for factory owners in Industrial Revolution
Title for factory owners in Industrial Revolution
Captains of industry
Inventor of the power loom
Inventor of the power loom
Edmund Cartwright
Power source used by power looms
Power source used by power looms
Steam power
Men's weekly wage in factory
Men's weekly wage in factory
Sixteen shillings (£1)
Women's wage compared to men's
Women's wage compared to men's
Half the wage of men
Children's hourly wage
Children's hourly wage
2c per hour
Inventor of the water frame
Inventor of the water frame
Richard Arkwright
Inventor of the flying shuttle
Inventor of the flying shuttle
John Kay
Job of scavengers in factory
Job of scavengers in factory
Crawl under machines & gather cotton pieces
Job of piecers in factory
Job of piecers in factory
Join broken threads together
Why factory windows couldn't be opened
Why factory windows couldn't be opened
Would lower moisture & cause threads to snap
Time children started work
Time children started work
Five in the morning
Time children finished work
Time children finished work
Nine in the evening
Person who put forward Factory Acts
Person who put forward Factory Acts
Lord Shaftsbury
Max hours children could work per day (Factory Act)
Max hours children could work per day (Factory Act)
12 hours