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Industrial Revolution

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    Industrial Revolution

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    The Food Crisis

    Food shortages caused lower wages for labor which meant poor families.
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    Weather Problems

    Bad weather caused a reduction in crops which caused a food riot to break out.
  • Help on the Way

    Speenhamland was devised to help the poor.
  • Food Riots

    Food Riots
    High prices on food leaked out food riots in the economy.
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    Trade Unions

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    Damaging of textile machines

  • Time Limits Set

    The Parliament limits the amount of hours children can work.
  • Smart Tech

    There was a mass production and investments in labor saving machines such as the threshing machine.
  • Another Act

    Trade Unions were now legalized for workers.
  • The Execution

    Riots in the South and East of England caused 19 people to be executed, and 505 to be sentenced to Transportation of Australian Colonies.
  • 'Swing Riots'

    Swing riots caused damage to a farm machine.
  • The Ban

    Children under the legal age of nine were not permitted to apply for a job.
  • Speenhamland

    Spwwnhamland system was abolished.
  • The Poor

    The poor were forced to live in work houses.
  • The Ban on Women

    An Act prevented all women from being able to apply for for a job at coal mines. Boys under the age of ten were also banned from coal mine related work employment.
  • Health Boards

    Health boards were put around cities which gave them a boost in sanitation
  • Trade Unions

    Trade unions were given an official legal status.
  • Even more Acts

    This Act limited the amount of hours a person could work in a factory.
  • Health Boards Upgraded

    Health boards were allocated to control water supply and sewerage systems.