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1 By: Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY That Nation of Shopkeepers! -- Napoleon

2 Crystal Palace - 1851 Exhibitions of the new industrial utopia.

3 Crystal Palace: South View

4 Crystal Palace: British Ingenuity on Display

5 Crystal Palace: American Pavilion

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7 The Enclosure Movement

8 Metals, Woolens, & Canals

9 Early Canals Britain’s Earliest Transportation Infrastructure

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

11 Coalfields & Industrial Areas

12 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

13 Young Coal Miners

14 Child Labor in the Mines Child “hurriers”

15 British Pig Iron Production

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

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

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

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

20 Textile Factory Workers in England

21 Young “ Bobbin-Doffers ”

22 Comparative Weight of Factory & Non-Factory Children [in lbs.] Age Average weight of males in factories Average weight of males not in factories Age Average weight of females in factories Average weight of females not in factories 951.7653.26951.1352.40 1057.0060.281054.8054.44 1161.8458.361159.6961.13 1265.9767.251266.0866.07 1372.1175.361373.2572.72 1477.0978.681483.4183.43 1588.3588.831587.8693.61

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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

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33 19c Bourgeoisie: The Industrial Nouveau Riche

34 Criticism of the New Bourgeoisie

35 Stereotype of the Factory Owner

36 “ Upstairs ” / “ Downstairs ”

37 Factory Wages in Lancashire, 1830 Age of WorkerMale WagesFemale Wages under 112s 3d.2s. 4d. 11 - 164s. 1d.4s. 3d. 17 - 2110s. 2d.7s. 3d. 22 - 2617s. 2d.8s. 5d. 27 - 3120s. 4d.8s. 7d. 32 - 3622s. 8d.8s. 9d. 37 - 4121s. 7d.9s. 8d. 42 - 4620s. 3d.9s. 3d. 47 - 5116s. 7d.8s. 10d. 52 - 5616s. 4d.8s. 4d. 57 - 6113s. 6d.6s. 4d.

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39 An English Mill Town

40 Industrial Staffordshire

41 The New Industrial City

42 Early-19c London by Gustave Dore

43 Workers Housing in Newcastle

44 Private Charities: The “ Lady Bountifuls ”

45 The New Urban Poor

46 Private Charities: Soup Kitchens

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

49 The Luddite Triangle

50 The Luddites

51 Peterloo Massacre, 1819: British Soldiers Fire on Br. Workers! Painted by George Cruickshank

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

53 The “ Peoples ’ Charter ” × Drafted in 1838 by William Lovett. × Radical campaign for Parliamentary reform of the inequalities created by the Reform Bill of 1832. 1. Votes for all men. 2. Equal electoral districts. 3. Abolition of the requirement that Members of Parliament be property owners. 4. Payment for Members of Parliament. 5. Annual general elections. 6. The secret ballot.

54 The Chartists A physical force—Chartists arming for the fight. A female Chartist

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

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57 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.

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

59 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.

60 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].

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

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64 Total British National Income

65 Industrialization on the Continent

66 Railroads on the Continent

67 European Industrial Production

68 Shares in World Trade: Leading European Nations

69 Bibliographic Sources  “Images of the Industrial Revolution.” Mt. Holyoke College. http://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/rschwart /ind_rev/images/images-ind-era.html  “The Peel Web: A Web of English History.” http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/mbloy/c- eight/primary.htm


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