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3 That Nation of Shopkeepers! -- Napoleon Bonaparte

4 The Enclosure Movement

5 “ Enclosed ” Lands Today

6 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

7 Young Coal Miners

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

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

10 Textile Factory Workers in England

11 Young “ Bobbin-Doffers ”

12 An Early Steam Locomotive Railroads changed many aspects of social life did not change class divisions

13 Later Locomotives

14 The Impact of the Railroad

15 “ The Great Land Serpent ”

16 Railroads on the Continent

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

18 Crystal Palace: Interior Exhibits

19 Crystal Palace: British Ingenuity on Display

20 Crystal Palace: American Pavilion

21 Thomas Malthus Essay on the Principle of Population Thomas Malthus Essay on the Principle of Population × 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.

22 David Ricardo × “Iron Law of Wages.” × Principles of Political Economy and Taxation × When wages are high, workers have more children. × More children create a large labor surplus that depresses wages.

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

25 The Neo-Luddites Today

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

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

28 The “ Peoples ’ Charter ” V Drafted in 1838 by William Lovett. V 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.

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30 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.

31 Jeremy Bentham

32 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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34 Government Response k Abolition of slavery in the colonies in 1832 [to raise wages in Britain]. k Factory Act [1833] – child labor. k New Poor Law [1834] – indoor relief.  Poor houses. k Reform Bill [1832] – broadens the vote for the cities.

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37 Industrialization By 1850

38 Share in World Manufacturing Output: 1750-1900

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40 19 c Bourgeoisie: The Industrial Nouveau Riche

41 Criticism of the New Bourgeoisie

42 Stereotype of the Factory Owner

43 “ Upstairs ” / “ Downstairs ” Life

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45 Industrial Staffordshire

46 Problems of Polution The Silent Highwayman - 1858

47 The New Industrial City

48 Early-19c London by Gustave Dore

49 Worker Housing in Manchester

50 Factory Workers at Home

51 Workers Housing in Newcastle Today

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

53 Private Charities: Soup Kitchens

54 Private Charities: The “ Lady Bountifuls ”


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