2. Late 18 c : French Economic Advantages  Napoleonic Code.  French communal law.  Free contracts  Open markets  Uniform & clear commercial regulations  Standards weights & measures.  Established technical schools.  The government encouraged & honored inventors & inventions.  Bank of France  European model providing a reliable currency.

3. French Economic Disadvantages Years of war Years of war Supported the American Revolution. Supported the American Revolution. French Revolution. French Revolution. Early 19c  Napoleonic Wars Early 19c  Napoleonic Wars Heavy debts. Heavy debts. High unemployment  soldiers returning from the battlefronts. High unemployment  soldiers returning from the battlefronts. French businessmen were afraid to take risks. French businessmen were afraid to take risks.

5. That Nation of Shopkeepers! -- Napoleon Bonaparte

6. The Enclosure Movement

7. “Enclosed” Lands Today

8. Mine & Forge [1840-1880] More powerful than water is coal. More powerful than water is coal. More powerful than wood is iron. More powerful than wood is iron. Innovations make steel feasible. Innovations make steel feasible. “Puddling” [1820] – “pig iron.” “Puddling” [1820] – “pig iron.” “Hot blast” [1829] – cheaper, purer steel. “Hot blast” [1829] – cheaper, purer steel. Bessemer process [1856] – strong, flexible steel. Bessemer process [1856] – strong, flexible steel.

9. Coalfields & Industrial Areas

10. 18001 ton of coal50, 000 miners 185030 tons200, 000 miners 1880300 million tons500, 000 miners 1914250 million tons1, 200, 000 miners Coal Mining in Britain: 1800-1914

11. Young Coal Miners

13. Child Labor in the Mines Child “hurriers”

14. British Pig Iron Production

15. Richard Arkwright: “Pioneer of the Factory System” The “Water Frame”

16. Factory Production Concentrates production in one place [materials, labor]. Concentrates production in one place [materials, labor]. Located near sources of power [rather than labor or markets]. Located near sources of power [rather than labor or markets]. Requires a lot of capital investment [factory, machines, etc.] more than skilled labor. Requires a lot of capital investment [factory, machines, etc.] more than skilled labor. ) Only 10% of English industry in 1850.

17. Textile Factory Workers in England 1813 2400 looms 150, 000 workers 1833 85, 000 looms 200, 000 workers 1850224, 000 looms>1 million workers

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

19. Textile Factory Workers in England

20. British Coin Portraying a Factory, 1812

21. Young “Bobbin-Doffers”

22. Jacquard’s Loom

24. John Kay’s “Flying Shuttle”

25. The Power Loom

26. James Watt’s Steam Engine

27. Steam Tractor

28. Steam Ship

29. An Early Steam Locomotive

30. Later Locomotives

31. The Impact of the Railroad

33. “The Great Land Serpent”

34. Crystal Palace Exhibition: 1851 Exhibitions of the new industrial utopia.

35. Crystal Palace: Interior Exhibits

36. Crystal Palace: British Ingenuity on Display

37. Crystal Palace: American Pavilion

38. The Great Exhibition London, 1851 – world’s first industrial fair Crystal Palace – –6 million visitors in 6 months – –Human domination over nature Prince Albert, “ man is approaching a more complete fulfillment of that great and sacred mission which he has to perform in this world…to conquer nature to his use…we are accomplishing the will of the great and blessed God.” – –Britain = “workshop, banker, and trader of the world”

39. Inventions of the 19 th century Battery Gas lighting steam-powered locomotive tin can Photography stethoscope Cement electromagnet matches typewriter sewing machine ice machine mechanical calculator Revolver telegraph postage stamp Morse code Rubber vulcanization bicycle hydrogen fuel cell blueprints stapler antiseptics pasteurisation internal combustion engine Plastic Machine gun dynamite telephone First moving pictures phonograph Light bulb metal detector mechanical cash register dishwasher radar contact lenses escalator zipper vacuum cleaner

41. 19 c Bourgeoisie: The Industrial Nouveau Riche

42. Criticism of the New Bourgeoisie

43. Stereotype of the Factory Owner

44. “Upstairs”/“Downstairs” Life

46. 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.

47. Industrial Staffordshire

48. Problems of Pollution The Silent Highwayman - 1858

49. Peppered Moth

50. The New Industrial City

51. Early-19c London by Gustave Dore

52. Worker Housing in Manchester

53. Factory Workers at Home

54. Workers Housing in Newcastle Today

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

56. Private Charities: Soup Kitchens

57. Private Charities: The “Lady Bountifuls”

59. The Luddites: 1811-1816 Ned Ludd [a mythical figure supposed to live in Sherwood Forest] Attacks on the “frames” [power looms].

60. The Luddite Triangle

61. British Soldiers Fire on British Workers: Let us die like men, and not be sold like slaves! Peterloo Massacre, 1819

62. The Chartists Key Chartist settlements Centres of Chartism Area of plug riots, 1842

63. The “Peoples’ Charter” Drafted in 1838 by William Lovett. Drafted in 1838 by William Lovett. Radical campaign for Parliamentary reform of the inequalities created by the Reform Bill of 1832. 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.

64. The Chartists A physical force-Chartists arming for the fight. A female Chartist

65. Anti-Corn Law League, 1845 Give manufactures more outlets for their products. Give manufactures more outlets for their products. Expand employment. Expand employment. Lower the price of bread. Lower the price of bread. Make British agriculture more efficient and productive. Make British agriculture more efficient and productive. Expose trade and agriculture to foreign competition. Expose trade and agriculture to foreign competition. Promote international peace through trade contact. Promote international peace through trade contact.

67. 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.

68. David Ricardo × “Iron Law of Wages.” × When wages are high, workers have more children. × More children create a large labor surplus that depresses wages.

69. 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.

70. Jeremy Bentham

71. 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].

72. Economic Difficulties European farming suffers due to farming outside of Europe BUT – –Cost of consumer goods falls Several lg. banks fail SO – –industrial stagnation in some areas BUT – –standard of living keeps increasing Unemployment, strikes support growth of unions, labor and socialist parties

74. Government Response Abolition of slavery in the colonies in 1832 [to raise wages in Britain]. Abolition of slavery in the colonies in 1832 [to raise wages in Britain]. Sadler Commission to look into working conditions Sadler Commission to look into working conditions Factory Act [1833] – child labour Factory Act [1833] – child labour New Poor Law [1834] – indoor relief. New Poor Law [1834] – indoor relief. Poor houses. Poor houses. Reform Bill [1832] – broadens the vote for the cities. Reform Bill [1832] – broadens the vote for the cities.

75. British Reform Bill of 1832

76. British Reform Bills

78. By 1850: Zones of Industrialization on the European Continent Northeast France. Northeast France. Belgium. Belgium. The Netherlands. The Netherlands. Western German states. Western German states. Northern Italy Northern Italy East Germany  Saxony East Germany  Saxony

79. Industrialization By 1850

80. Railroads on the Continent

81. Share in World Manufacturing Output: 1750-1900

82. The Politics of Industrialization State ownership of some industries. State ownership of some industries. RRs  Belgium & most of Germany. RRs  Belgium & most of Germany. Tariffs  British Corn Laws. Tariffs  British Corn Laws. National Banks granted a monopoly on issuing bank notes. National Banks granted a monopoly on issuing bank notes. Bank of England. Bank of England. Bank of France. Bank of France. Companies required to register with the government & publish annual budgets. Companies required to register with the government & publish annual budgets. New legislation to: New legislation to: Establish limited liability. Establish limited liability. Create rules for the formation of corporations. Create rules for the formation of corporations. Postal system. Postal system. Free trade zones  Ger. Zollverein Free trade zones  Ger. Zollverein