Victorian Era Flashcards

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When was Queen Victoria reign

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Ruled from 1837 - 1901

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Who was Queen Victoria married to?

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Married to Prince Albert

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How many kids did Queen Victoria have and what was the affect of having so many kids?

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9 kids and a lot of those kids married into monarchical families in Europe.

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When her husband (Prince Albert) died what did she wear?

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She wore black for the rest of her life after Prince Albert’s death.

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What % was working class in Britain?

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75% of British citizens were working class

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What was in child labor?

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Kids worked long days with little pay
Carles Dickens used to be a child laborer; later wrote out against it

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Due to Industrialization what happened to the air?

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A lot of Pollution

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Men’s roles in the Victorian era

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Independent, assertive, secular

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Women roles in the Victorian era

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Dependent, weak, religious

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Men would be in what sphere?

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Men would be in the public sphere

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Women would be in what sphere?

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Women would be in the domestic sphere

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The working class is what % and what did it consist of?

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75%
Either in the factories or as servants

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What is the nobility, %, and what does it consist of?

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5%
Upper class
Nobility living off their land and the rent payments of the other two classes
Some annual titles and monies from the government.

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What is the middle class, % and what does it consist of?

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20%
Mostly in businesses or teachers

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What did Charles Darwin do?

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Biologists/botanists who traveled the world

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What did Charles Darwin sail on?

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Sailed on the HMS Beagle to Galapagos

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What did his research help him with?

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His research on flinches helped him discover the theory of evolution

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What did Charles Darwin believe in?

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Natural selection and Survival of the fittest

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British territory??

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Britain controlled a lof of territory except the USA

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