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Social Effects of I.R. -Largest social effect is the overall urbanization of England
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-Urbanization was largest pop. shift in history -Most people move to cities, such as Manchester -1785 - 3 Cities with 50k + -1820 - 31 Cities with 50k + -City becomes industrial center -Urbanization was largest pop. shift in history -Most people move to cities, such as Manchester -1785 - 3 Cities with 50k + -1820 - 31 Cities with 50k + -City becomes industrial center
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-19th Century cities -Actually not that bad -most issues were gender/class related -Family structure changes (production taken out of house) -Women in cities were confined to Cult of Domesticity -19th Century cities -Actually not that bad -most issues were gender/class related -Family structure changes (production taken out of house) -Women in cities were confined to Cult of Domesticity
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-Many Irishmen came to Britain as urban workers -WHY??? -Many Irishmen came to Britain as urban workers -WHY???
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-Disease of potato crop increased with fever epidemics -Mainly Catholic peasants -British gov’t response is questionable -Disease of potato crop increased with fever epidemics -Mainly Catholic peasants -British gov’t response is questionable 1.5 million die, by 1911, pop down to 4.4 million from 8 milli in 1845
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Potato Famine
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Take out your city from last week -Knowing what you know about the I.R., how would you plan your city differently? -What are modern aspects that are missing? -What could you do to make it more suited towards expansion? -Knowing what you know about the I.R., how would you plan your city differently? -What are modern aspects that are missing? -What could you do to make it more suited towards expansion?
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“Baseball Card Assignment” Back Side of the Card: The backside of the card should contain the following information for each of the people/concept 1. Name of the person 2. Topic or category (What did they do?) 3. Date of birth person/time period for concept 4. Occupation or career/related concept/issue/etc. 5. Person- their accomplishments/Concept-long term or short term impact (Roughly a paragraph) 6. What was the most important reason this person or concept is remembered in history? 7. “Stats” portion with a partial bibliography, etc. Back Side of the Card: The backside of the card should contain the following information for each of the people/concept 1. Name of the person 2. Topic or category (What did they do?) 3. Date of birth person/time period for concept 4. Occupation or career/related concept/issue/etc. 5. Person- their accomplishments/Concept-long term or short term impact (Roughly a paragraph) 6. What was the most important reason this person or concept is remembered in history? 7. “Stats” portion with a partial bibliography, etc.
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