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Tests knowledge of population growth between 1750-1850 includes key facts and historiography.

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Population Growth

Population Growth

Question 1 of 10

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What did the British population increase by from 1750-1850?

Select one of the following:

  • 8.2m to 20.9m

  • 7.6m to 20.8m

  • 7.4m to 21.3m

  • 6.2m to 22.4m

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

1

Tick all that apply to Wrigley and Schofield's (1981) findings...

Select one or more of the following:

  • Marriage age fell by 3 years (26-23)

  • Proportion of women never marrying fell from 15% in 17th Century to 7% in 18th Century

  • Illegitimate births doubled from 3-6% of all births from 1700 to 1820

  • Fertility was 2.5x more important than mortality

  • Heights rose by 1cm between 1720-1850

  • Infant mortality rose

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

1

Daunton found that in London 8% married before 21 but in Bedfordshire this rose to 24%, true or false

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

1

Which historian found Scotland's life expectancy rose by 10 years between 1750 and 1850?

Select one of the following:

  • Razzell

  • Daunton

  • Griffin

  • McKeown

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

1

What year was the theory of the Malthusian check created?

Select one of the following:

  • 1763

  • 1789

  • 1798

  • 1823

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

1

What year was the first civil registration on births, marriages and deaths conducted?

Select one of the following:

  • 1837

  • 1835

  • 1843

  • 1801

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

1

Who criticised Wrigley and Schofield (1981) study?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Mokyr and Hudson - 30 year lag

  • Griffin - marrying not an economic decision

  • Daunton - regional variation/naming subsequent children the same name as deceased child

  • Razzell - age at first marriage did not fall (used marriage licenses)

  • Goldstone - too much emphasis on fall in marriage age/averages effected by minority

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

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Razzell looks at which documents to assess decrease in mortality

Select one or more of the following:

  • Marriage licenses

  • Improvement in housing

  • Fall in infant mortality

  • Burials and Baptism

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

1

When was Rickman's census conducted?

Select one or more of the following:

  • 1801

  • 1841

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

1

McKeown believes mortality is 2.5x more important than increased fertility in the rise of the population between 1750 to 1850?

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

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