The People's Health: Industrial era- Daily life. Flashcards
what did Britain go through after the 1750’s?
industrial revolution.
what was invented and what did it benefit?
new machinery.
more food was produced- fewer people needed to work on farms.
steam trains.
transported people and goods around the country.
what happened to the population?
raised from 6 million in 1750 to 37 million by 1900.
between what years did the population of people living in towns and cities increase and to what?
1750-1881.
20%-68%.
church: what happened to the religion and following the church?
still religious.
influence of church declined.
what happened to the literal ( reading and writing) skill of people?
improving and more people were reading newspapers.
what happened in 1832 in terms of voting and what did it mean?
some middle class men were granted the vote.
extra quarter of a million people could now elect MP’s to parliament.
who couldn’t vote?
no women.
what did most people who could vote have as an attitude?
laissez-faire.
what did the governments laissez faire attitudes and the riches reluctancy to pay higher taxes cause/ lead to?
rare for local or national government to get involved with public health issues.
in 1867 and 1884 who was the vote extended to?
working class men.
no that working class men could vote from the 1867 and 1884 what did this mean the government had to start doing?
in order to win power MP’s had to appeal to the new voters and pass laws to improve their lives.
