Due 10.12 - Factory Reform - Yr8

What is the word for when you want to change something to improve it (make it better)?

• modernise

• reform

• degrade

• revolution

What happened at the Huskar Colliery in 1838?

• There was a terrible flood and 26 children died.

• There was an earthquake and 40 people died.

• The mine collapsed and trapped 30 children.

• There was an explosion and 100 people died.

In which years was there a new Factory Act passed? (More than one answer correct)

• 1833

• 1844

• 1865

• 1878

The UK _____ passed the Factory Act 1833 which forbid children under the age of nine from working in factories.

The Factory Act (1844) brought improvements to factory ​ (a)  

• safety
• mines
• people
• houses

The Factory Act of 1878 made it illegal to work on which day?

• Sunday

• Saturday

• Friday

• Thursday

​ (a)   and Collieries Act, 1842 said that no ​ (b)   or children under ten were allowed to work ​ (c)   .

• women
• underground
• Mines
• people
• factories
• Labour
• ocean

With the third Factory Act, Women were allowed to work no more than __ hours per week

• 32

• 100

• 12

• 56

Why were the Factory Acts so important?

• They helped to bring more charities and support for poor people so that they could have more food.

• The acts helped the government to take more taxes from the rich people to help the poor.

• They helped to reduce suffering and improved the working conditions of thousands of people.

• They helped to give the factory owners more profits by making the workers work for longer.

Use 1 or 2 words to describe your History lessons at the moment.