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The romantic age - Coggle Diagram
The romantic age
social trends:
Industrial revolution
Quick turn from an agricultural economy to an industrial one
increasing industrial production
Availability of raw materials from the colonies
new inventions
James Hargreaves' "Spinning Jenny"
acceleration of textile production
James watts' "Steam engine"
it replaced wind, water, men and animals, becoming the main source of energy.
social consequences:
The industry has had a devastating impact on the health of urban populations caused by pollution
unenploiment and increasing poverty
Social reforms:
The factory act (1833)
improvement of conditions for children working in factories.
Abolition of slavery
In 1833
William Wilberforce campaigned vigorously against slavery
The Slavery Abolition Act was passed which gave freedom to all slaves in the British Empire
The Reform act (1832) which extended the vote to all male members of the middle class
The poor law (1815)
forced parishes to offer financial aid to the poor and unemployed
With the amendment of the poor law in 1834 parishes were no longer obliged to offer financial help to the poor->establishment of workhouses where food and clothes were given to free
Cultural trends:
birth of romanticism
Reaction to classicism
Exaltation of the individual and of the self
Distrust in progress and factories
Use of imagination as a reaction to the age of industry.
Political trends:
Age of revolutions and war
General attitude of revolt against outworn traditions and attitudes
examples
American war of independence: 4th July 1776: America declared its independence.
1783: Treaty of Versailles, Britain accepted the independence of USA
French revolution: Spread of ideas such as Equality, Fraternity and Liberty.