1. Responses to the Industrial Revolution…

2. Remember…
I.R. raises the standard of living for people (good products are cheaper)
More jobs are created
Strong economy leads to dominance in the world (i.e. the British)
Competition = lower prices and better products
Capitalism is successful…entrepreneurs have a chance

3. Young Coal Miners

4. Child Labor in the Mines
Child “hurriers”

5. The Factory System Rigid schedule. 12-14 hour day.
Dangerous conditions.
Mind-numbing monotony.

6. Textile Factory Workers in England

7. Young “Bobbin-Doffers”

8. Stereotype of the Factory Owner

9. “Upstairs”/“Downstairs” Life

10. The Silent Highwayman - 1858
Problems of Polution
The Silent Highwayman

11. The New Industrial City

12. Early-19c London by Gustave Dore

13. Worker Housing in Manchester

14. Factory Workers at Home

15. Workers Housing in Newcastle Today

16. The Life of the New Urban Poor: A Dickensian Nightmare!

17. Private Charities: Soup Kitchens

18. Private Charities: The “Lady Bountifuls”

19. New Ways of
Thinking

20. Thomas Malthus Population growth will outpace the food supply.
War, disease, or famine could control population.
The poor should have less children.
Food supply will then keep up with population.

21. 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 safety net.

22. The Socialists: Utopians & Marxists
People as a society would operate and own the means 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].

23. V.