Chapter 18 and 19 Flashcards
The period between 1760 and 1830 can be described as time when:
middle class began to win power from aristocracy
The industrial revolution began in england because
government willing to fund industry growth
one of the major events which occurred at the beginning of the industrial revolution in the english cloth-making industry was
invention of steam engine by james watt
adam smith in his “wealth of nations”
supported concept of enlightened self-interest
malthus’s “law” of population held that
growth of population will lead to natural problems, war, plague, etc.
ricardo’s “iron law of wages” held that wages for workers:
hover around subsistence level
the economic conclusions reached by malthus and ricardo:
belief that workers deserved what they got
by 1830, europe can be described as continent that:
was divided into 2 political camps (liberals and conservatives)
what was the major issue dividing england and her american colonies in 1776
taxes and upkeep of colonies
one immediate outcome of american revolution was that:
america became most democratic government since athens
after the american revolution, the new nation’s leaders realized their democratic goals by:
creating the constitution with its laws
france under louis xvi can be described as a:
large national debt
a major accomplishment of the french revolution first phase was the:
creation of limited constitutional monarchy
the second phase of the french revolution can be described as:
period of extreme changes
the “declaration of the rights of man and citizen” included in the guarantees of:
natural and civil rights
