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HISTORY
The Industrial Revolution
Britain's trade and industry grew rapidly
Predominantly manufacturing country
Raw materials from the colonies
Invention of spinning jenny
Accelerated production in textile industry
James Watt invented the steam engine
Great hardship among the working class
The Peterloo Massacre
Luddites
Destroying new weaving frames
1819: Repression at St. Peter's Fields
A crowd of protesters was dispersed
Suspended Habeas Corpus
George IV
Prince Regent
British Museum Library
Collection of paintings
The beginning of National Gallery
Royal Pavilion
The Catholic Emancipation Bill
Access to public offices
Patron of art and architecture
1830: George IV died
William IV became king
He was more liberal than his brother
Britain passed a period of stability
He made several reforms
The Factory Act (1833)
Chinldren working in the factories
Forbaded the employment of children under nine
Abolition of slavery (1833)
William Wilberforce
1807: abolition of slave trade
Freedom to all slaves in British empire
The Reform Act (1812)
Extension of the vote of the middle class men
Seats in the House of Commons
The majority did not have political rights
The Amendment of the Poor Law (1834)
No obligation to offer financial help
People work into a workhouse
Terrible conditions