2817390
Description
Quiz by kirsty-marie-bar, updated more than 1 year ago
|
Created by kirsty-marie-bar
almost 9 years ago
|
|
Question 1
Question
What did the British population increase by from 1750-1850?
Answer
-
8.2m to 20.9m
-
7.6m to 20.8m
-
7.4m to 21.3m
-
6.2m to 22.4m
Question 2
Question
Tick all that apply to Wrigley and Schofield's (1981) findings...
Answer
-
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
Question 3
Question
Daunton found that in London 8% married before 21 but in Bedfordshire this rose to 24%, true or false
Answer
- True
- False
Question 4
Question
Which historian found Scotland's life expectancy rose by 10 years between 1750 and 1850?
Answer
-
Razzell
-
Daunton
-
Griffin
-
McKeown
Question 5
Question
What year was the theory of the Malthusian check created?
Answer
-
1763
-
1789
-
1798
-
1823
Question 6
Question
What year was the first civil registration on births, marriages and deaths conducted?
Answer
-
1837
-
1835
-
1843
-
1801
Question 7
Question
Who criticised Wrigley and Schofield (1981) study?
Answer
-
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
Question 8
Question
Razzell looks at which documents to assess decrease in mortality
Answer
-
Marriage licenses
-
Improvement in housing
-
Fall in infant mortality
-
Burials and Baptism
Question 9
Question
When was Rickman's census conducted?
Answer
-
1801
-
1841
Question 10
Question
McKeown believes mortality is 2.5x more important than increased fertility in the rise of the population between 1750 to 1850?
Answer
- True
- False
Want to create your own Quizzes for free with GoConqr? Learn more.