AQA A-Level History 7042
1A The Age of the Crusades, c1071–1204
1B Spain in the Age of Discovery, 1469–1598
1C The Tudors: England, 1485–1603
1D Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603–1702
1E Russia in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1682–1796
1F Industrialisation and the People: Britain, c1783–1885
1G Challenge and Transformation: Britain, c1851–1964
1H Tsarist and Communist Russia, 1855–1964
1J The British Empire, c1857–1967
1K The Making of a Superpower: USA, 1865–1975
1L The Quest for Political Stability: Germany, 1871–1991
2A Royal Authority and the Angevin Kings, 1154–1216
2B The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499
2C The Reformation in Europe, c1500–1564
2D Religious Conflict and the Church in England, c1529–c1570
2E The English Revolution, 1625–1660
2F The Sun King: Louis XIV, France and Europe, 1643–1715
2G The Birth of the USA, 1760–1801
2H France in Revolution, 1774–1815
2J America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877
2K International Relations and Global Conflict, c1890–1941
2L Italy and Fascism, c1900–1945
2M Wars and Welfare: Britain in Transition, 1906–1957
2N Revolution and Dictatorship: Russia, 1917–1953
2O Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945
2P The Transformation of China, 1936–1997
2Q The American Dream: Reality and Illusion, 1945–1980
2R The Cold War, c1945–1991
2S The Making of Modern Britain, 1951–2007
2T The Crisis of Communism: The USSR and the Soviet Empire, 1953–2000
1F Industrialisation and the People: Britain, c1783–1885
Factory Reform, Public Health and Working-Class Life
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Overview
Recall questions on Shaftesbury's factory reform, the Mines Act of 1842 and Factory Act of 1844, Chadwick's report, cholera and housing, weak unions and the Tolpuddle Martyrs, the Rochdale Pioneers and the Public Health Acts of 1848 and 1875.
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
What conditions did factory workers face in this period?
What central body did the Public Health Act of 1848 establish?
Questions from this subtopic
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Which reformer campaigned for factory reform and was instrumental in the Factory Acts of 1833 and 1844 and the Mines Act of 1842?
Model answer
Lord Shaftesbury
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What restrictions on employment did the Mines Act of 1842 introduce?
Model answer
It prohibited underground employment of women and children under ten
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What was Edwin Chadwick's role, and what significant report did he author in 1842?
Model answer
He was secretary to the Poor Law Commission and authored the Report on the Sanitary Condition of the Labouring Population, linking disease to environmental conditions
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What sanitary reforms did Chadwick advocate as essential to reducing disease and poor rates?
Model answer
Clean water supply, sewerage systems, and removal of refuse
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What conditions characterised urban areas in industrial Britain during this period?
Model answer
Overcrowding, inadequate sanitation, polluted water supplies, and high mortality rates from diseases including cholera and typhus
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When did cholera epidemics strike Britain, and what did they highlight?
Model answer
1831-32 and 1848-49, killing tens of thousands and highlighting the connection between poor sanitation and disease
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