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Flashcards by Sohail Khan, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Sohail Khan
about 7 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| How did the industrial revolution bring about significant changes to Britain economy and society? | The industrial revolution brought significant changes to Britain's economy and society by the development of machines and steam power, goods were produced more quickly and cheaply in factories, and in large quantities. |
| How was London population affected between 1760 and 1815? | The population of London was increased from 750 000 in 1760 to 1.4 million in 1815 due to the poor families moving from remote area to London in search of work. |
| How were houses build during this period? | Due to the fast construction and limited government regulation concerning building requirements, houses were built very close together and poorly constructed. |
| Why did these areas become slums? | Areas became slums due to overcrowding, disease, excessive consumption to alcohol and malnutrition. |
| What does breadline mean? | Breadline is a term to describe a level of income just enough to sustain life. |
| What was life like during the medieval period and who used to make the decisions? | During the medieval period, most people lived in villages under jurisdiction of the nobility who owned their land and made the decision |
| Because of the industrial revolution what happened when people moved to the cities? | People became anonymous, with limited accountability and desperate living conditions, crime became means of survival resulting in overcrowded prisons. |
| Why did crime increase during this period? | Crime increased as 70% of the population of London were unemployed and to survive they had to steal (most common time) |
| What were the major crimes in the late 18th century and early 19th century? | The major crimes was against property: theft, burglary and highway robbery. |
| Why did Britain stop sending prisoners to America after 1776? | As a result of the independence war in 1776 Britain lost their American colony so Britain could not send their prisoners to America. |
| What was wrong with keeping prisoners in prison hulks? | The prison hulks were decrepit, and sickness and death were rife. |
| Why was the action taken to establish a penal colony in Australia? | Due to a prison riot on hulk in Plymouth, the Home Secretary Lord Sydney ordered arrangements to be made to establish a colony in Australia. |
| Why was Australia chosen as the new site of the penal colony? | Australia was chosen because of its distance from Britain and opportunities it provided to secure flax and timber, and trade routes with China. |
| What were some benefits of the industrial revolution on transport? | Benefits of industrial revolution on transportation were better roads, new railways and faster ships. |
| Why did few free people emigrated to Australia in the early days of colonisation? | Free settlers often had to fund their own transport, which resulted in only few wealthy and government or military families making the journey. |
| What in emigration? | Emigration is permanent departure from one country to listen in another. |
| What were some of the factors that led to more people coming to Australia? | The discovery of gold, sparked a wider movement of people from many different countries? |
| How long did the first fleet take to reach to Australia and which route did it take? | It took the first fleet 8 months to get to Australia by the the route that sailed down the coast of Africa and across to South America before visiting Cape Town and heading to New South Wales. |
| What was the great circle route and why did people use it? | The great circle route went thought the "roaring forties", using these strong winds they could get to Australia faster. |
| How did the Suez Canal and invention of steam ships affect travel to Australia? | The Suez Canal and steam ships reduced the time period from 8 months to just 1 month. |
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