1750-1900 Flashcards
What are some factors of crime?
1) Urbanization
2) Industrialization
3) Urban poverty
4) Railways
5) Alcohol
6) Rural poverty
7)Growing literacy
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What years were Britain the world’s first industrial country?
1750-1850
What was the population in 1750, 1850 and 1900?
1750 = 6 million
1850 = 21 million
1900 = 37 million
What are some major industrial cities that emerged?
Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds and Bradford
What was the time when more people lived in towns and cities compared to those in rural areas?
By 1850
Who is George and what does he show with rural poverty?
George Mitchell brought up in a labouring family in Somerset during the 1830s and was so hungry that he ate turnups from the fields and collected snails to roast for his tea
When was there a slump in agriculture?
During the 1870s and 1880s
When was “the Enlightenment”?
Between 1680 and 1830
Who was one man who took the ideas of the “The Enlightenment” forward in the 19th century?
Jeremy Bentham and proposed many legal and social reforms as he developed the philosophy of utilitarianism
When was the east coast of Australia charted and by who?
1770 - James Cook
When did the colonization of Australia begin?
1783 - The government put forward the proposal to establish a settlement in New South Wales
What territories did Britain have in 1886?
Canada, Some parts of Africa, India and Australia
How much land and people did Britain rule by 1900?
One fifth of the world’s land and a quarter of the world’s population
What was the first inter-city railway in the world?
Between Liverpool and Manchester in 1830
When was the network of railways being built?
1830s and 1840s by navies
When were most major towns connected by railway?
By 1850
How did the government get involved with education?
Education act (1870) = provided school for all children under the age of ten
What was a weekly newspaper that was published?
Illustrated Police News, first published in 1864 and contained sensational stories of murders and hangings.
How much of the population could vote in the early 19th century?
5% until 1832
When did reform come for voting?
Reform Act 1832 = allowed for the larger towns to have two MPs each and gave the vote to middle class men
What further reforms were added after 1832?
In 1867 and 1884 the vote was extended to working class men but women still couldnt vote
When was the “gin craze”?
1751
What was the Gin Act 1751?
This prohibited distillers from selling to unlicensed merchants and also increased the fees charged to small-time merchants—a decision that led to gin no longer being sold in small gin shops, but rather the bigger pubs where quality control was tighter.
How many gin shops were there in London by 1830?
There was an estimated 7,000 gin shops
