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How far did working conditions improve over the nineteenth century?

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Due to the overlap in knowledge and themes, the following 'Nineteenth Century Reform' Unit Quiz assesses knowledge from the following enquiries: 1) How far did working conditions improve over the nineteenth century? 2) Why are different stories told about Britain's journey to democracy? The Unit Quizzes for both of these enquiries are the same quiz on 'Nineteenth Century Reform'.

Q1.What percentage of people in England lived in towns and cities in 1700?

2%10%70%20%

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Q2.What percentage of people in England lived in towns and cities in 1870?

10%90%57%27%

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Q3.What was the Industrial Revolution?

When the British economy grew really quickly and the population boomed.When farming methods became much more efficient in the 1700s.When William of Orange replaced James II as king in 1688-89.When the people of Paris rebelled against their king in 1789.

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Q4.What 'class' were most people in nineteenth-century Britain?

Poor ClassUpper ClassMiddle ClassWorking Class

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Q5.Which group of people destroyed stocking frames in 1811?

Food RiotersThe LudditesThe Swing RiotersThe Chartists

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Q6.What did the Chartists want?

To kill Queen Victoria.Votes for all men aged 21 and over.To abolish Parliament.To destroy stocking frames and threshing machines.

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Q7.What happened to the population of England between 1700 and 1870?

It increased from 5,900,000 to 21,400,000It increased from 5,900 to 214,0000It decreased from 214,000 to 590,000It stayed the same at 5,900,000

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Q8.Which group of people worked at the Bryant and May factory in 1888?

Women and girls known as 'Matchgirls'Men and boys known as 'Matchblokes'Criminals known as 'Matchthieves'Elderly people known as 'MatchOAPs'

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Q9.What name is given to the businesses set up by British workers which allowed lots of people to share the profits?

ParliamentCooperativesTrade unionsFactories

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Q10.Which of the following best describes a Whig interpretation of history?

Stories which focus on the lives of ordinary peopleStories which show rulers were the same in every periodStories which show English government gradually getting betterStories about people in the eighteenth century who wear wigs

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Q11.Which of the following was a Suffragette leader?

Millicent FawcettAnna WheelerMary WollstonecraftEmmeline Pankhurst

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Q12.How did the Suffragettes try to gain attention for their cause?

Write booksWork with the ChartistsAttack property and try to get arrestedPeaceful demonstrations

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Q13.Some women were given the right to vote immediately after which war?

The First World WarThe Second World WarThe Boer WarThe Napoleonic War

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Q14.What does 'franchise' mean?

The right to voteWomen having the same rights as menA monarch's power being limited by a parliamentA gradual reform

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Q15.Which of the following are British Prime Ministers who introduced franchise reform in 1867 and 1884?

Grey and Pitt the YoungerDisraeli and GladstonePeel and the Duke of WellingtonLord North and Lord Palmerston

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Q16.Which of the following best describes 'democracy'?

A country where the monarch and parliament share powerA country which does not have a monarchA country where all wealth is shared equallyA country where all adults have a right to vote in elections

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