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UK Factory Acts Quiz
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UK Factory Acts Quiz

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What was the main focus of the early Factory Acts?

  • Regulating the working conditions of adult workers
  • Establishing a professional Factory Inspectorate
  • Improving the wages of industrial workers
  • Regulating the hours of work and moral welfare of young children (correct)

    • Which Act extended the regulation of working hours to women?

  • Act of 1833
  • Act of 1850
  • Factories Act 1847
  • Act of 1844 (correct)

    • What was the purpose of the Factories Act 1847, also known as the Ten Hour Act?

  • Regulating the working conditions of adult workers
  • Establishing a professional Factory Inspectorate
  • Establishing a ten-hour workday for millworkers (correct)
  • Improving the wages of industrial workers

    • What were the additional regulations included in the Factory Acts to improve working circumstances for mill children?

    <p>Ventilation, hygienic practices, and machinery guarding</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the consequence of the introduction of the ten-hour day according to the text?

    <p>It had none of the dire consequences predicted by its opponents</p> Signup and view all the answers

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