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Industrial Revolution (Legislation Reform (Definition, is the process of…
Industrial Revolution
Legislation Reform
Definition, is the process of examining existing laws, and advocating and implementing changes in a legal system, usually with the aim of enhancing justice or efficiency
Parliamentary reform,A series of acts had gradually extended the franchise in England during this period. These were passed by both parties and helped to strengthen support for the political system in Britain.
Workers Right,given the right to strike. In 1875 they were permitted to peacefully picket their place of work when on strike .
Education: The provision of education in England was improved greatly by a series of laws that made a basic education available to all children.
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Agricultural Revolution
Definition: a period of technological improvement and increased crop productivity that occurred during the 18th and early 19th centuries in Europe.
Lifestock Breeding, is a branch of agriculture concerned with breeding farm animals to produce livestock products
Crop Rotation, is the practice of growing a series of dissimilar or different types of crops in the same area in sequenced seasons
Enclosures, process or policy of fencing in waste or common land so as to make it private property
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Inventions
James Watt, First reliable Steam Engine Link Title
Eli Whitney, Cotton Gin, Interchangeable parts for muskets Link Title
Robert Fulton, Regular Steamboat service on the Hudson River Link Title
Government Philosophies
-New Poor Law drafted in 1834, which was based on the pleasure pain calculation called the “less eligibility principle.
-In order to receive poor relief, an individual had to enter a workhouse and in order to discourage people from going on relief, conditions in the workhouse were designed to be worse than the conditions outside.
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Factory Life
Factory life during the Industrial Revolution was exhausting, unsanitary and dangerous. Factories were damp, noisy, poorly ventilated and badly lit. Workers often had to labor for 12 to 14 hours a day with very few breaks.
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City Life
During the Industrial Revolution, living conditions improved for the middle and upper classes due to the increased availability of goods produced in factories. However, for the lower classes who labored in the factories, living conditions were overcrowded, disease-ridden and unsanitary.
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