Industrial Revolution

• Who built the first factory?

  Charles Arkright
• When was the first factory built?

  1771
• Where was the first factory built?

  Derbyshire
• Why was the first factory made?

  It was made to house the 'Spinning Jenny' which was too big to fit in homes
• What would happen to be you if you were a poor child?

  You would be sent to work in a factory instead of going to school
• Before the first factory act, what was common age children would be sent to work at?

  5 years old
• What could the average work day look like for a worker?

  12-15 hours
• What commonly made the workers sick?

  The cotton and dust would make the air's condition so bad that it made the workers sick
• How did some children lose their limbs?

  They had to climb under the machines while they were on and this could be very difficult.
• If you were late, how much would you be fined?

  3d (3p)
• If you talked, sung or whistled, how much would you be fined?

  6d (6p)
• If there was a breakage, where would money repair it come from?

  It would come out of the workers wages
• What was a common punishment in the Midlands?

  To nail an ear to a wooden bed
• What was the age limit after 1833?

  No children under nine to work in factories
• After 1833, what was the maximum work hours for children aged 9-13?

  9
• After 1833, how many hours of school was compulsory a day?

  2
• How many factory inspector were appointed nationally after 1833?

  4
• How many hours were women allowed to work a day after 1844?

  12
• What about the machines changed after 1844?

  They became safer
• After 1847, what was the maximum hours a day for women and children under the age of 18?

  10
• After 1847, how many hours did children under the age of 13 have to work a week?

  30
• In what years were there factory laws:

  • 1833
  • 1844
  • 1847
  • 1885