CHAPTER 8 PRE-LESSON
STANDARDS 10.3 Students analyze the effects of the Industrial revolution in England, France, Germany, Japan and the United States students analyze the emergence of capitalism as a dominant economic pattern and the responses to it Trace the evolution of work and labor, the demise of the slave trade and the effects of immigration, mining, labor unions and division of labor
8-1 AND 8-2 REFORMS IN BRITAIN Essential Questions: How did political reform change Britain, making it more democratic than it had been before the 19 th century? What social and economic reforms did British Parliament pass during the 19 th and early 20 th centuries?
BRITAIN IN THE 1800S It is still the Victorian Era It is the middle of the Industrial Revolution! We are looking at political reform
TWO ENGLANDS What are the two Englands you ask? The RICH! (Nobles, Industrialists) The poor, industrial working class
POLITICAL REFORMS Rotten boroughs made representation unequal Redistribute seats in The House of Commons! Represent the PEOPLE!
VICTORIAN VALUES= REFORM Queen Victoria said the lower classes earn their earn their bread and riches so deservedly that they CANNOT and OUGHT not to be kept back This attitude helped bring about greater reform and equality in Britain.
VIDEO BREAK By 1900 Britains new Parliament allows life to change for many… Things look better than in Dickens era…NOW THERE ARE NO WORKHOUSES!!!
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8-2 Life is not ALL peaches and cream for Britain. Parliament shows mercy toward the working class, but that doesnt mean they think them equals…note the mention of 2 nd and 3 rd class passengers in this short film
TROUBLES IN SOCIETY AND THE ECONOMY Protective tariffs (taxes for imports) kept trade from growing Tariffs on imported grains (corn, wheat, barley and oats) caused high food prices Slavery still existed, even though the trading of slaves had been outlaawed The poor and women still struggle for a voice. Working conditions border on slavery, women are not free to vote and property rights were limited
TROUBLE, TROUBLE, TROUBLE! Ireland was a part of the British empire with little say in politics or their own economic future The Irish Potato Famine aka The Great Hunger forces many Irish to emigrate to the United States Want a study guide? Try this: webcode mza
THE END K. Blair