Industrial Revolution An Introduction

Outcome 2.1.1 Students will know, understand and be able to explain the new ideas and innovations which led to the Industrial Revolution

Concepts Working Class Class Conflict Property Urbanization Rights Labour Movement Property Rights

Property (pra-pur-tee) Property is any physical or intangible entity that is owned by a person or jointly by a group of people or a legal entity like a corporation.

Traditional principles of property rights include: control of the use of the property the right to any benefit from the property (examples: mining rights and rent) a right to transfer or sell the property a right to exclude others from the property.

Traditional property rights do not include: uses that unreasonably interfere with the property rights of another private party (the right of quiet enjoyment) uses that unreasonably interfere with public property rights, including uses that interfere with public health, safety, peace or convenience.

Kinds of Property Tangible Property Intangible Property Land Improvements (man-made, immovable things) Personal property (moveable, man-made things) Intangible Property Financial Instruments (stocks, bonds) Intellectual Property (patents, copyrights, trademarks)

John Locke & “Natural Rights” Nature + Labour = Property* *as long as there is "enough, and as good, left in common for others."

Property: Out of Reach for Most Feudalism & Middle Ages “Landed Class” Using Property to make money Who is likely to have money? What chance does someone who is poor have to become rich?

Rights

Rights Rights are legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement. Measuring stick Linked to human dignity

Kinds of Rights Fundamental Freedom Democratic Equality Mobility Legal Language Labour

Labour & Social Rights What labour & social rights should we have? Many did not exist before the Industrial Revolution

Social Change leads to political change Politicians react to changes that have already occurred in society.