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William Wilberforce was born
William Wilberforce spent years helping to end slavery, get suffrage for all, increase factory working conditions and make it so everyone could get an education while being sheltered from vices. -
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Factories booming
Cities' populations grew exponentioally, and urbinization was at it's peek. -
Slave trade in the British West Indies abolished
Although slaves aren't free it becomes Illegal to sell/trade them. -
The Reform Bill of 1832
This expanded suffrage to the upper middle class men, thus the number of people that could vote increased to about 20%. -
Factory act
Made it illegal for children under 9 to work in factories and children 9-12 could only work 8 hours a day, 13-17 year olds 12 hours -
William Wilberforce Dies
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Slavery in the UK is abolished
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Ten Hours Act
Made it so women and childrens work days couldn't last longer than ten hours in factories, -
Representation of the People Act 1867
Granted the right to vote to men who paid rent of at least £10 a year, this nearly doubled the number of men who could vote. -
Public school act of 1868
The Act led to development of the schools away from the traditional exclusively classics-based curriculum, to something some what more modern.
