15.2 Flashcards
urbanization
city building and the movement of people to cities
middle class
social class of skilled workers, professionals, business people, and wealthy farmers.
What created significant increase in population in cities such as Glasgow and London in the 1800s.
The growth of factories.
Groups that joined the upper class as a result of the Industrial Revolution.
Factory owners and bankers
a group that remained in the lower class despite the wealth generated by the industrial revolution
textile workers
What group during the Industrial Revolution began to attend college and train for jobs as teachers.
middle class British women
3 positive effects of the industrial revolution
increase in wages
greater social mobility
improvements in transportation
3 negative effects of the Industrial Revolution
child labor
contaminated water supply
overcrowded urban centers
How did the Luddites protest their poor working conditions and the loss of their jobs
by destroying machines and forming jobs that rioted outside of factories.
How did the local access to a flowing river help some major British cities grow quickly into a manufacturing town
provided water power for factories
3 effects from workers joining labor unions
higher wages, shorter hours, better working conditions
