1750 – 1900: Dawn of the Industrial Age OR, “The Long 19th Century” – an overview

Overview: p. 506-11 Ch. 23-27: p. 512-633 Conclusion: p. 634-5 1750-1900 Unit Test: soon! Writing will be SAQs (4 in 50 minutes)

I. Revolutionary Changes

A. New “discoveries” – Australia, Tasmania, Easter Island, Amazon & African rain forests

B. Modern telecommunications: telegraph, steamship, railroad

Erie Canal, 1825 (U.S.)

C. The Population Explosion

II. New Foundations for Politics A. Kongo B. Holland

C. England

D. North American colonies https://www. youtube. com/watch

E. The French Revolution

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the short-term causes of the French Revolution? The writings of the philosophes precipitated the French Revolution. The bourgeoisie were willing to join with the aristocracy against the king until the aristocracy insisted that the three chambers of the Estates-General meet separately. The support of the people of Paris created a general impression of discontent and upheaval but had little to do with the success of the French Revolution. The French Revolution would not have occurred had the king not needed money.

F. Latin America 1. Saint Domingue (Haiti)

The expansion of the slave trade in the Americas Which of the following developments in the Western Hemisphere most directly resulted from the French Revolution? The expansion of the slave trade in the Americas The extension of the plantation economy in the Caribbean The colonization of Brazil The creation of the first independent Black state in the Americas

F.2. Spanish colonies

The North and South American independence movements of the late 18th and early 19th centuries shared which of the following? Limitation of political and civil rights to a minority of the population Reliance on Christian teachings to define revolutionary demands Industrial economies that permitted both areas to break free of European control The desire of a majority of revolutionary leaders to create a politically united hemisphere

III. Nationalism

Result of Age of Revolutions & Nationalism Nation-state dominant Intensified national rivalries Democratic principles spread in 19th century (but not often democratic practices)

Germany and Spain Italy and Spain Russia and Austria Germany and Italy The unification of which two nations in the 19th century ended the centralization of power begun in Europe in the Middle Ages? Germany and Spain Italy and Spain Russia and Austria Germany and Italy

IV. The Industrial Revolution

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Why Britain 1st? Lots of coal & iron Sociopolitical environment after 1688 Internal improvements (roads, canals, railways, postal service) Overseas trade & colonies, population growth