the industrial revolution
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The Industrial Revolution. By: Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY. Late 18 c : French Economic Advantages. Napoleonic Code. French communal law. Free contracts Open markets Uniform & clear commercial regulations Standards weights & measures. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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By: Ms. Susan M. PojerBy: Ms. Susan M. PojerHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NYHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY
By: Ms. Susan M. PojerBy: Ms. Susan M. PojerHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NYHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY
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Late 18c: French Economic Advantages
Late 18c: French Economic AdvantagesV Napoleonic Code.V French communal law.
) Free contracts) Open markets) Uniform & clear commercial
regulationsV Standards weights & measures.V Established technical schools.V The government encouraged &
honored inventors & inventions.V Bank of France European
modelproviding a reliable currency.
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French Economic Disadvantages
French Economic Disadvantages
V Years of war) Supported the American
Revolution.) French Revolution.) Early 19c Napoleonic Wars
V Heavy debts.V High unemployment soldiers
returning from the battlefronts.V French businessmen were afraid to
take risks.
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That Nation of Shopkeepers! -- Napoleon Bonaparte
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The Enclosure Movement
The Enclosure Movement
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The Enclosure Movement
The Enclosure MovementEnd of 3-field and fallow systemEnd of 3-field and fallow system
New crops introduced: wheat, turnips, New crops introduced: wheat, turnips, barley, cloverbarley, clover
1760: Enclosure acts passed in 1760: Enclosure acts passed in ParliamentParliament
Enclosure hurt small farmers and Enclosure hurt small farmers and landownerslandowners
Did not harm landless laborersDid not harm landless laborers
Gave them opportunities to earn Gave them opportunities to earn wages/increase in tenant farmerswages/increase in tenant farmers
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The Enclosure Movement
The Enclosure Movement• Effects: smaller proportion of Effects: smaller proportion of
population engaged in agriculture in population engaged in agriculture in WestWest
• Frees laborers to engage in industrial Frees laborers to engage in industrial workwork
• 1700-1760: bountiful crops allowed 1700-1760: bountiful crops allowed English to spend income on more English to spend income on more than just survivalthan just survival
• Lived better than other poor people in Lived better than other poor people in EuropeEurope
• Most people were wage-earners in UKMost people were wage-earners in UK
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“Enclosed” Lands Today
“Enclosed” Lands Today
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Supply of CapitalSupply of CapitalBritain had an effective central Britain had an effective central
bankbank
Well-developed, flexible credit Well-developed, flexible credit facilitiesfacilities
Use of paper money instrumental Use of paper money instrumental to facilitating capital to facilitating capital transactionstransactions
Factory owners were merchants Factory owners were merchants and entrepreneurs who profited and entrepreneurs who profited from the cottage industryfrom the cottage industry
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Early Industrial EntrepreneursEarly Industrial Entrepreneurs
• British were interested in British were interested in wealth and profitwealth and profit
• Fortunes were quickly made Fortunes were quickly made and lostand lost
• Early structure of firms fluidEarly structure of firms fluid
• Family proprietorship and Family proprietorship and friends helped to facilitate friends helped to facilitate operationsoperations
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Mineral ResourcesMineral ResourcesAmple supplies of coal, iron oreAmple supplies of coal, iron ore
Britain was small; transportation Britain was small; transportation easyeasy
Abundant waterways and riversAbundant waterways and rivers
New roads, bridges, canals built New roads, bridges, canals built with private and public fundingwith private and public funding
By 1789, major industrial centers By 1789, major industrial centers linked togetherlinked together
No customs barriers like on the No customs barriers like on the ContinentContinent
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Metals, Woolens, & Canals
Metals, Woolens, & Canals
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Early CanalsEarly Canals
Britain’s Earliest Transportation Infrastructure
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Mine & Forge [1840-1880]
Mine & Forge [1840-1880]ù More powerful than water is
coal.
ù More powerful than wood is iron.
ù Innovations make steel feasible. * “Puddling” [1820] – “pig iron.” * “Hot blast” [1829] – cheaper, purer steel. * Bessemer process [1856] – strong, flexible steel.
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Coalfields & Industrial Areas
Coalfields & Industrial Areas
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1800 1 ton of coal 50, 000 miners
1850 30 tons 200, 000 miners
1880300 million tons
500, 000 miners
1914250 million tons
1, 200, 000 miners
Coal Mining in Britain:
1800-1914
Coal Mining in Britain:
1800-1914
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Young Coal MinersYoung Coal Miners
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Child Labor in the Mines
Child Labor in the Mines
Child “hurriers”
Child “hurriers”
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British Pig Iron Production
British Pig Iron Production
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Role of GovernmentRole of Government• Parliament contributed to Parliament contributed to stable economy by providing stable economy by providing a stable governmenta stable government
• Passed favorable laws that Passed favorable laws that protected private propertyprotected private property
• Freedom for private Freedom for private enterpriseenterprise
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MarketsMarkets• 1660-1760, Exports quadrupled1660-1760, Exports quadrupled
• Vast colonial empireVast colonial empire
• Well-developed merchant Well-developed merchant marine to transport goods marine to transport goods world-wideworld-wide
• Produce goods demanded Produce goods demanded abroad cheaplyabroad cheaply
• Markets for durable goods in Markets for durable goods in Americas, Africa, and EastAmericas, Africa, and East
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Technological Changes
Technological Changes• Cottage industryCottage industry
• Hargreaves: Spinning Hargreaves: Spinning JennyJenny
• Arkwright: Water frameArkwright: Water frame
• Crompton: Spinning muleCrompton: Spinning mule
• Kay: Flying ShuttleKay: Flying Shuttle
• Cartwright: Power loomCartwright: Power loom
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Jacquard’s LoomJacquard’s Loom
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John Kay’s “Flying Shuttle”
John Kay’s “Flying Shuttle”
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The Power LoomThe Power Loom
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Textile FactoryWorkers in England
Textile FactoryWorkers in England
1813 2400 looms 150, 000 workers
1833 85, 000 looms 200, 000 workers
1850224, 000 looms
>1 million workers
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Richard Arkwright:“Pioneer of the Factory
System”
Richard Arkwright:“Pioneer of the Factory
System”
The “Water Frame”
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Factory ProductionFactory Production) Concentrates production in
oneplace [materials, labor].
) Located near sources of power
[rather than labor or markets].
) Requires a lot of capital investment[factory, machines, etc.] morethan skilled labor.
) Only 10% of English industry in 1850.
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Steam EngineSteam Engine• Revolutionized production industryRevolutionized production industry
• Newcomen created pump to remove Newcomen created pump to remove water from mines; burned coal to water from mines; burned coal to produce steamproduce steam
• Watt improved highly inefficient Watt improved highly inefficient machine by adding a separate machine by adding a separate condenser condenser
• Needed precision tools; teamed up Needed precision tools; teamed up with toy maker Matthew Boultonwith toy maker Matthew Boulton
• Absolutely fundamental to increased Absolutely fundamental to increased productionproduction
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James Watt’s Steam Engine
James Watt’s Steam Engine
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The Factory SystemThe Factory System
Rigid schedule.
12-14 hour day.
Dangerous conditions.
Mind-numbing monotony.
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The Factory SystemThe Factory System New discipline for workers
Workers not accustomed to regular hours
Owners had to create a system of time-work discipline, working regular hours with set tasks over and over again
Regulations were tough and detailed
Fines for minor infractions: late for work, (half-hour fine)
Dismissal for drunkenness
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The Factory SystemThe Factory System Values re-enforced by
Methodism: reborn in Jesus
People must forgo immoderation and follow disciplined path
Laziness and wasteful habits were sinful
Acceptance of hardship in this life paved the way for the joys of he next
Middle-class values of hard work, discipline and thrift underscored
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Textile FactoryWorkers in England
Textile FactoryWorkers in England
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Young “Bobbin-Doffers”
Young “Bobbin-Doffers”
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Steel ProductionSteel Production• 1740: 17,000 tons produced1740: 17,000 tons produced
• 1840: 3,000,000 tons produced1840: 3,000,000 tons produced
• Henry Cort: Puddling process refined Henry Cort: Puddling process refined pig iron with cokepig iron with coke
• Steel production centered in Sheffield: Steel production centered in Sheffield: coal field+ iron ore+ cooling water= coal field+ iron ore+ cooling water= high production of steelhigh production of steel
• Needed for machines, railways, ships, Needed for machines, railways, ships, iron buildingsiron buildings
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Steam TractorSteam Tractor
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RailroadsRailroads• Railways began in Germany in 1500, Railways began in Germany in 1500,
GB in 1600 in coal mines: handcarts GB in 1600 in coal mines: handcarts filled with coal pushed along parallel filled with coal pushed along parallel wooden rails, reducing frictionwooden rails, reducing friction
• 1700: wooden rails replaced with cast- 1700: wooden rails replaced with cast- iron railsiron rails
• 1804: Richard Trevithick pioneered 1804: Richard Trevithick pioneered first steam-powered locomotive in first steam-powered locomotive in Wales: pulled 10 tons of ore and 70 Wales: pulled 10 tons of ore and 70 people at 5 miles an hourpeople at 5 miles an hour
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An Early Steam Locomotive
An Early Steam Locomotive
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Later LocomotivesLater Locomotives• George Stephenson and his son: George Stephenson and his son:
better engines in their shop in better engines in their shop in Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Newcastle-upon-Tyne: RocketRocket
• 1830: 11830: 1stst public railroad: 32 miles long public railroad: 32 miles long from Manchester to Liverpool: 16 miles from Manchester to Liverpool: 16 miles per hourper hour
• By 1850, Locomotives reached 50 mphBy 1850, Locomotives reached 50 mph
• 1840, GB had 2,000 miles of railroads; 1840, GB had 2,000 miles of railroads; by 1850, 6,000 miles had been laidby 1850, 6,000 miles had been laid
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Later LocomotivesLater Locomotives
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The Impact of the Railroad
The Impact of the Railroad
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Impact of RailroadsImpact of Railroads• Huge capital demands for railroads Huge capital demands for railroads
encouraged middle-class investors to encouraged middle-class investors to create more joint-stock companiescreate more joint-stock companies
• New job opportunities for farm laborers New job opportunities for farm laborers and peasantsand peasants
• Cheaper and faster transportation Cheaper and faster transportation reduced price of goods, created larger reduced price of goods, created larger markets, re-enforced idea of self-markets, re-enforced idea of self-sustaining industrysustaining industry
• Entrepreneurs re-invested profit, Entrepreneurs re-invested profit, expanding productivityexpanding productivity
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Steam ShipSteam Ship
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Crystal Palace Exhibition: 1851Crystal Palace
Exhibition: 1851
Exhibitions of the new industrial utopia.
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Crystal Palace: Interior Exhibits
Crystal Palace: Interior Exhibits
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Crystal Palace:British Ingenuity on
Display
Crystal Palace:British Ingenuity on
Display
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Crystal Palace:American Pavilion
Crystal Palace:American Pavilion
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19c Bourgeoisie: The Industrial Nouveau
Riche
19c Bourgeoisie: The Industrial Nouveau
Riche
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19c Bourgeoisie19c Bourgeoisie• Families that constructed factoriesFamilies that constructed factories
• Purchased machines, determined Purchased machines, determined marketsmarkets
• Raised capital, set company Raised capital, set company objectives, organized factory and its objectives, organized factory and its labor; labor;
• Trained supervisorsTrained supervisors
• Tremendous risks as well as profitTremendous risks as well as profit
• 1840: only 10% employed more than 1840: only 10% employed more than 5000 workers5000 workers
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19c Bourgeoisie19c Bourgeoisie• Most successful entrepreneurs were Most successful entrepreneurs were
from a mercantile backgroundfrom a mercantile background
• Domestic industries interdependentDomestic industries interdependent
• Bankers and owners of factories and Bankers and owners of factories and mines played an important role mines played an important role alongside traditional landed elitesalongside traditional landed elites
• Bought great estates and acquired Bought great estates and acquired social respectabilitysocial respectability
• Sought political power and sent kids Sought political power and sent kids to private schoolsto private schools
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Criticism of the New Bourgeoisie
Criticism of the New Bourgeoisie
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Stereotype of the Factory Owner
Stereotype of the Factory Owner
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“Upstairs”/“Downstairs” Life
“Upstairs”/“Downstairs” Life
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Workiing ClassWorkiing Class• 1919thth century: Dramatic population increase century: Dramatic population increase
due to decline in death ratesdue to decline in death rates• 1750: Europe’s Population: 140 million1750: Europe’s Population: 140 million• 1850: 266 million1850: 266 million• 1790-1850: Germany’s birthrate declined 1790-1850: Germany’s birthrate declined
from 40/1000 to 36.1/1000from 40/1000 to 36.1/1000• Great Britain: 35.4/1000 to 32.6/1000Great Britain: 35.4/1000 to 32.6/1000• France: 32.5/1000 to 26.7/1000France: 32.5/1000 to 26.7/1000• Death from disease, famine, and war downDeath from disease, famine, and war down• Increase in food supply spread to most Increase in food supply spread to most
areasareas
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Workiing ClassWorkiing Class• By 1850, cities were locales for By 1850, cities were locales for
manufacturing and industrymanufacturing and industry
• Dramatic growth produced miserable Dramatic growth produced miserable living conditionsliving conditions
• Small row houses; small rooms, Small row houses; small rooms, overcrowdedovercrowded
• Poor sanitation, sewers were open Poor sanitation, sewers were open drainsdrains
• Everything poured into guttersEverything poured into gutters
• Horrible smellHorrible smell
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Workiing ClassWorkiing Class• tampering: alum added to make tampering: alum added to make
bread look white; raised costbread look white; raised cost
• Beer and milk dilutedBeer and milk diluted
• Red lead substituted for pepperRed lead substituted for pepper
• No government intervention; belief in No government intervention; belief in free competition that would correct free competition that would correct the problemsthe problems
• (1875—effective food and drug act (1875—effective food and drug act passed in Great Britain)passed in Great Britain)
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Workiing ClassWorkiing Class• Whole families needed to work/ child Whole families needed to work/ child
labor necessary to bring in enough labor necessary to bring in enough income for family to surviveincome for family to survive
• Unmarried women and children Unmarried women and children worked in factories; unskilled labor worked in factories; unskilled labor commanded lower wagescommanded lower wages
• Parents had no discipline over Parents had no discipline over childrenchildren
• Skilled labor (men) had higher wagesSkilled labor (men) had higher wages
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Factory Wages in Lancashire, 1830
Factory Wages in Lancashire, 1830
Age of Worker Male Wages Female Wages
under 11 2s 3d. 2s. 4d.
11 - 16 4s. 1d. 4s. 3d.
17 - 21 10s. 2d. 7s. 3d.
22 - 26 17s. 2d. 8s. 5d.
27 - 31 20s. 4d. 8s. 7d.
32 - 36 22s. 8d. 8s. 9d.
37 - 41 21s. 7d. 9s. 8d.
42 - 46 20s. 3d. 9s. 3d.
47 - 51 16s. 7d. 8s. 10d.
52 - 56 16s. 4d. 8s. 4d.
57 - 61 13s. 6d. 6s. 4d.
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Industrial Staffordshire
Industrial Staffordshire
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The New Industrial City
The New Industrial City
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Early-19c Londonby Gustave Dore
Early-19c Londonby Gustave Dore
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Worker Housing in Manchester
Worker Housing in Manchester
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Factory Workers at Home
Factory Workers at Home
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Workers Housing in Newcastle TodayWorkers Housing in Newcastle Today
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The New Urban Poor:A Dickensian Nightmare!The New Urban Poor:A Dickensian Nightmare!
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Private Charities: Soup Kitchens
Private Charities: Soup Kitchens
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Private Charities: The “Lady Bountifuls”Private Charities:
The “Lady Bountifuls”
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The Trade Union Movement
The Trade Union Movement• Workers looked to forming labor unions Workers looked to forming labor unions
to improve conditionsto improve conditions
• 1799 and 1800 Combination Acts 1799 and 1800 Combination Acts outlawed associations of workersoutlawed associations of workers
• 1810: Northumberland and Durham 1810: Northumberland and Durham miners’ strikeminers’ strike
• 1813: Glasgow Hand-loom weaver 1813: Glasgow Hand-loom weaver strikestrike
• 1818: Manchester cotton-spinners’ 1818: Manchester cotton-spinners’ strikestrike
• 1824: Combination Acts repealed1824: Combination Acts repealed
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The Trade Union Movement
The Trade Union Movement• 1820s and 1830s: national union 1820s and 1830s: national union
movement begunmovement begun
• Robert Owen: Grand National Robert Owen: Grand National Consolidated Trade Union, formed 1834Consolidated Trade Union, formed 1834
• Primary purpose: coordinate general Primary purpose: coordinate general strike for 8-hour work daystrike for 8-hour work day
• Lack of working-class support caused Lack of working-class support caused movement to collapsemovement to collapse
• Trade unions formed for individual Trade unions formed for individual crafts: most successful: Amalgamated crafts: most successful: Amalgamated Society of Engineers, 1850 Society of Engineers, 1850
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The Luddites: 1811-1816
The Luddites: 1811-1816
Ned Ludd [a mythical figure supposed to live in Sherwood Forest]
Attacks on the “frames” [power looms].
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The Luddites: 1811-1816
The Luddites: 1811-1816
• Luddites: skilled craftspeople of the Luddites: skilled craftspeople of the Midlands and northern EnglandMidlands and northern England
• Attacked machines that they believed Attacked machines that they believed threatened their livelihoodthreatened their livelihood
• Failed to stop the industrialization of Failed to stop the industrialization of BritainBritain
• Some viewed this as naïveSome viewed this as naïve
• Others saw it as an intense eruption of Others saw it as an intense eruption of feeling against unrestrained industrial feeling against unrestrained industrial capitalismcapitalism
• 12,000 troops could not find culprits12,000 troops could not find culprits
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The Luddite TriangleThe Luddite Triangle
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The LudditesThe Luddites
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BritishSoldiers Fire on British
Workers:
Let us die like men, and not be sold
like slaves!
BritishSoldiers Fire on British
Workers:
Let us die like men, and not be sold
like slaves!
Peterloo Massacre, 1819
Peterloo Massacre, 1819
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The Chartists
The Chartists
KeyKey
Chartistsettlements
Centres of Chartism
Area of plug riots, 1842
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The “Peoples’ Charter”
The “Peoples’ Charter”V Drafted in 1838 by William Lovett.
V Radical campaign for Parliamentary reform of the inequalities created by the Reform Bill of 1832.
Votes for all men. Equal electoral districts. Abolition of the requirement
that Members of Parliament [MPs] be property owners.
Payment for Members of Parliament.
Annual general elections. The secret ballot.
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The ChartistsThe Chartists
A physical force—Chartists arming for
the fight.
A female Chartist
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The “Peoples’ Charter”
The “Peoples’ Charter”V Two national petitions
incorporating these demands were presented in 1839 and 1842
V Organized general strike, to no avail
V Parliament rejected both petitionsV GB not ready for universal
suffrage: it would be “fatal to all the purposes for which the government exists”
V Although a political failure, it did arouse and organize millions of working-class women and men
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Anti-Corn Law League, 1845
Anti-Corn Law League, 1845
Give manufactures more outlets for their products.
Expand employment. Lower the price of bread. Make British agriculture more
efficient and productive. Expose trade and agriculture to
foreign competition. Promote international peace
through trade contact.
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Thomas MalthusThomas Malthus
Population growth willoutpace the food supply.
War, disease, or faminecould control population.
The poor should have
less children.
Food supply will then keep up with population.
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David RicardoDavid Ricardo
“Iron Law of Wages.”
When wages are high,workers have morechildren.
More children create alarge labor surplus thatdepresses wages.
Therefore, keep wages low; fewer children
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The Utilitarians:Jeremy Bentham & John
Stuart Mill
The Utilitarians:Jeremy Bentham & John
Stuart Mill The goal of society is the greatest good for the greatest number.
There is a role to play for government
intervention to provide some social safetynet.
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The Socialists: Utopians & Marxists The Socialists: Utopians & Marxists
People as a society would operate and own themeans of production, not individuals.
Their goal was a society that benefited everyone, not just a rich, well-connected few.
Tried to build perfect communities [utopias].
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Government Response
Government Responsek Abolition of slavery in the
coloniesin 1832 [to raise wages in Britain].
k Sadler Commission to look intoworking conditions * Factory Act [1833] – child labor.
k New Poor Law [1834] – indoor relief. * Poor houses.
k Reform Bill [1832] – broadens thevote for the cities.
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By 1850: Zones of
Industrializationon the European
Continent
By 1850: Zones of
Industrializationon the European
Continentù Northeast France.ù Belgium.ù The Netherlands.ù Western German states.ù Northern Italyù East Germany Saxony
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Industrialization By 1850Industrialization By 1850
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Railroads on the Continent
Railroads on the Continent
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European Industrial Production
European Industrial Production
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Shares in World Trade:
Leading European Nations
Shares in World Trade:
Leading European Nations
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The Politics of IndustrializationThe Politics of
Industrializationù State ownership of some industries.
) RRs Belgium & most of Germany.
ù Tariffs British Corn Laws.ù National Banks granted a monopoly
on issuing bank notes.) Bank of England.) Bank of France.
ù Companies required to register with the government & publish annual budgets.
ù New legislation to:) Establish limited liability.) Create rules for the formation of
corporations.ù Postal system.ù Free trade zones Ger. Zollverein
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Bibliographic Sources
Bibliographic Sources
) “Images of the Industrial Revolution.”Mt. Holyoke College. http://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/rschwart/ind_rev/images/images-ind-era.html
) “The Peel Web: A Web of English History.”http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/mbloy/c-eight/primary.htm