1. agenda

2. Quiz…
List all five reasons that gave birth to the Industrial Revolution in Britain.
T or F – by 1840, coal was Britain’s most valuable product.
T or F – in factories, workers had to adjust to periods of hectic work, followed by periods of inactivity.
Which two cities did Britain’s first railroad travel between?
What was James Watt known for?
What two major transportation systems helped Americans move goods across the country?
How did Socialists hope to improve the new urban society?
What was the economic system of Industrial capitalism based on?
T or F – Women often got paid 50% less than men.

3. Answers…
Improved farming techniques, capital ($), population growth, natural resources, vast markets (big empire)
False - cotton
False – work was constant
Manchester and Liverpool
Improving the steam engine
Railroads and steam boats
Government would equally distribute wealth/profit
Industrial production
true

4. Homework – Read and outline 391 – 393 (The Revolutions of 1848 – end of section)
Izzy and the Industrial Revolution
Accountable talk agree or disagree with the following quote: “Getting of money is the main business of the life of men.”
Outline and read 12.2 together, Reaction and Revolution

5. 12.2 – Reaction and Revolution
I. The Congress of Vienna
Metternich (from Austria) led the Congress of Vienna to arrange a peace settlement after the defeat of Napoleon
Metternich was guided by the principle of legitimacy: the idea that royal families that governed before Napoleon would be restored to the throne.
Wanted peace and stability.
Balance of Power and Conservatism
Wanted to prevent any one country from getting too much power

6. Conservatism:
Concert of Europe: