industrial revolution section 2 Flashcards
who invented the first self driven engine
trevithick
who created the rocket and what is his nickname
stephenson “the father of the steam locomotive”
what did the early locomotive inventions cause a demand for
coal and steel
why were railroads invented
canals werent fast enough
what political cartoon represented those who opposed railroads and what was this era called
“the great land serpant”
the romantic era
what were some effects of RR
they were faster then canals, unregulated by government, employed more people, and increased engineering
what is the first glass structure ever built
crystal palace
what was the middle class lifestyle that thrived during the revolution called
the “haves” bourgeois life
what class made up factory workers
middle class
what did parlament dislike the most/ reform first in terms of the factory system
child labor
where was the center of pottery
staffordshire
what was the name for the time when all the lakes in britain smelled bad
“the great stink”
what was the disease that killed many kids called back then and what is it now
the silent highwayman
we now call it cholera
who wrote about the negatives of the IR
charles dickens
what were 2 private charitys
soup kitchens and the “lady bountifuls”
what act allowed property owners to elect local leaders and set local taxes
municipal corpotations act, 1835
who was the medical reformer who created a gov. report on the working class lifestyle
chadwick
what law didnt provide support for the healthy poor employees
new poor law
disease that caused deformed children
rickets
what era was charles dickens writting in
realist
what was an effect of canal mania
pop up towns
who created the first police force
peel
what are british police known as
bobbies
what 2 houses made up parliament
house of lords and house of commons
what are 2 differences between the french aristocracy and the english aristorcacy
the english aristocracy invests in agriculture and allowed the middle class to marry into aristocracy
what is the greatest social change
growth of the middle class
what job profited the most
bankers
who was the briliant engineer who was one of the first railway builders
isambard kingdom brunel
what was highest in demand as a result of population growth
consumer goods
what were the 3 levels to the social class
skilled labor
semi-skilled
unskilled labor
where were working conditions the worst
coal mines (employers gave private currency)
what did men do who worked in the mills
wheaving
