what did happen to the poor during industrial revolution in britain

W h a t D i d H a p p e n T o T h e P o o r ?

When fences came up, the enclosed land became the exclusive property of one landowner.

• The poor could no longer collect their firewood from the forests

• Graze their cattle on the commons. • They could no longer collect apples and

berries, or hunt small animals for meat.• Nor could they gather the stalks that lay

on the fields after the crops were cut. • Everything belonged to the landlords,

everything had a price which the poor could not afford to pay.

What Happened To the Poor?

A Map Of Enclosures During this period

Where Did They Go ?

• Deprived of their rights and driven off the land, they tramped in search of work. From the Midlands, they moved to the southern counties of England. But nowhere could the poor find secure jobs.

• Earlier, it was common for labourers to live with landowners. By 1800 this practice was disappearing. Labourers were being paid wages and employed only during harvest time.

Southern Counties

Midlands

Map OF Movement Of Poor for their Livelihood

• The enclosure movement created thousands of poor.

• These people believed leaving England for a chance at a better life in America .

• In England Work became insecure, Employment became uncertain, income unstable.

Effect on Poor

• The enclosure movement created thousands of poor.

• These people believed leaving England for a chance at a better life in America .

• In England Work became insecure, Employment became uncertain, income unstable.

Effect on Poor