Quiz on Political and Economic Changes in 19th Century Britain

What was the proportion of the active population working in factories in 1811?

• 30%

• 40%

• 50%

• 20%

What legislation aimed to regulate working conditions in factories in 1833?

• Poor Law Amendment Act

• Factory Act

• Slavery Abolition Bill

• Great Reform Act

Which act marked the abolition of slavery in the British Empire?

• Reform Act

• Great Reform Act

• Slavery Abolition Bill

• Factory Act

What was a significant political change introduced by the Great Reform Act of 1832?

• Established workhouses

• Expanded voting rights

• Abolished slavery

• Regulated factory conditions

What was a key economic change during the period of 1789-1837?

• Increase in agricultural exports

• Return to agrarian economy

• Shift to an industrial economy

• Decrease in urbanization

Which city was a major destination for mass migration during industrialization?

• Edinburgh

• Birmingham

• Liverpool

• London

Who were the Luddites?

• Labor movement activists

• Factory owners

• Political reformers

• Abolitionists

What did the Factory Act of 1833 establish?

• Union rights

• Minimum wage

• Abolition of child labor

• Paid inspectors

Which thinker contributed to women's rights during this period?

• Adam Smith

• Mary Wollstonecraft

• Jeremy Bentham

• Charles Dickens

What was the primary focus of the abolitionist movement?

• Expanding voting rights

• Improving factory conditions

• Promoting industrialization

• Ending slavery