The Factory Acts Quiz

The Factory Acts in the United Kingdom

• The Factory Acts were a series of acts passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1802 onwards to regulate and improve industrial employment conditions.
• Early Acts focused on regulating work hours and moral welfare of young children in cotton mills but were not effectively enforced until the establishment of a professional Factory Inspectorate in 1833.
• The regulation of working hours was extended to women in 1844, and the Factories Act 1847 (Ten Hour Act) and subsequent Acts in 1850 and 1853 addressed demands for a ten-hour workday by millworkers.
• The Factory Acts also included regulations for ventilation, hygienic practices, and machinery guarding to enhance working conditions for mill children.
• The introduction of the ten-hour workday had positive effects, contrary to predictions by opponents.
• The Factories Act of 1844 extended regulation of working hours to women.
• The Factories Act of 1847, known as the Ten Hour Act, was a response to organized demands by millworkers for a ten-hour workday.
• Acts in 1850 and 1853 addressed deficiencies in the 1847 Act, meeting long-standing demands for a ten-hour workday by millworkers.
• The Factory Acts aimed to improve the working conditions and moral welfare of young children employed in cotton mills.
• The Factory Acts also included regulations for ventilation, hygienic practices, and machinery guarding to enhance working conditions for mill children.
• The introduction of the ten-hour workday had positive effects, contrary to predictions by opponents.
• The Factory Acts aimed to improve the working conditions and moral welfare of young children employed in cotton mills.