1760-1834
POLITICAL TRENDS
Age of Revolutions and War
general attitude of revolt against outworn traditions and attitudes
Examples
Britain and the French revolution (1789-1794)
Britain and the war with France (1793)
SOCIAL TRENDS
Industrial Revolution
Social reforms
Quick turn form an agricultural
inreasing industrial production
Availability of raw materials from the colonies
New inventions
SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES
James hargreaves spinning Jonny: has accelerated production in the textile industry
James Watt's steam engime could be used in all sorts applications and steam replaced wind, water, humans and animals as a source of energy
there were very bad working conditions, the intolerance of the working class and the rise in unemployment
Romance is devoted to nature to rural life and goes against pollution
The Reform Act 1832
The factory Act 1833
Abolition of slavery 1833
the Amendment of the Poor Law 1834
Political campaign against slavery by Wilbeforce
This Act to improve the conditions of children working in the factories .
The Amendment of the Poor Law in 1834 parishes were no longer obliged to offer financial help to the poor
Thanks to his efforts , the slave trade was finally abolished in 1807
If people wanted help, they had to go into a workhouse where they were given shelter, clotthes and food in exchange for hours of manual labour each day