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Cholera
-----; frequent intestinal infection that is in part what garnered support for Chadwick's reform proposals
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Edwin Chadwick
Reformer who called for more sanitary fresh water and sewer systems. Secretary of the Poor Law Commission. Wrote "Report on the Condition of the Laboring Population of Great Britain."
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False; It was the British
In 1851, the french organized the world's first industrial fair.
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Shortly after 1750
Around what year do historians say that the Industrial Revolution Began
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Britain
Where did the Industrial Revolution Begin
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It eliminated employment of boys under ten and women in mines
What was the Coal Mines Act of 1842
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Richard Arkwright
invented the water frame spinning machine powered by water or horse that increased yarn production in England
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True
One of the causes of the Industrial Revolution was the agricultural revolution
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Debate: Was The Great Exhibition of 1851 in London a successful way to show the world their achievements
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Debate: Has the industrial revolution impacted the world in a more negative or positive way
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Food and Drug Act of 1875
This was designed to prevent the addition of harmful additives to food
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Robert Owen
Believed that the creation of voluntary associations would demonstrate the importance of cooperative rather than competitive living. Helped plan the Grand National Consolidated Trades Union
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False; he created the spinning jenny
James Hargreaves invented the flying shuttle which sped up the process of weaving on a loom
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1890's
What years did large scale corporate capitalism begin
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Germany and United States
What two countries surpassed Britain in industrial production
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Debate: What invention or Idea had the greatest impact on the Industrial Revolution
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most famous for creating the spinning jenny
James Hargreaves
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True
Mathew Boulton and James Watt invented the first genuine steam Engine
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1851
What year did Britain's Great exhibition start in
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James Watt and Mathew Boulton
Who created the first Genuine Steam Engine
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1.) votes for all men 2.) annual general elections 3.) the secret ballot 4.) equal electoral districts 5.) Payment for M.P.'s 6.) abolition of the requirement that Members of Parliament be property owners
Name 2 of the 6 of the main demands made by the Chartists
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answers can vary
Debate: Who had the biggest impact on the industrial revolution
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Debate: What country or region had the biggest contributions to the industrial revolution
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1802-1819
From what years were the factory acts that limited labor for children passed
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1.) preserve their own workers' position by limiting entry into their trade 2.) gain benefits from their employers
Name one of the purposes of Trade Unions
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