The Industrial Revolution
In Great Britain
By emma amboni, roberta anchieri, gioia azzola, nicola cassarino e bianca rubini
index
Introduction
The enclouSure actS
The economIc stabiLity of great britain
Scientific discoVeries
The increase In citIzenS
tHe working class
Oliver twist
Introduction
The Industrial Revolution was a long process of productive change in Europe from. 1780 to 1878. We can distinguish the revolution in the First and the Second. The First Revolution was from 1780 to 1830, mainly concerned the textile and metallurgical production sector. Production became faster and easier thanks to new scientific discoveries aimed at the creation of new steam-driven machinery. The Second Revolution, from 1856 to 1878, was characterized by the use of electricity and the introduction of new chemical compounds in the processing of products in factories.
+info
the enclousure acts
The country that gave rise to the process in Europe was Great Britain, especially thanks to the adoption in 1800 of the Enclosures acts, (laws on fences of state-owned land that farmers could no longer work). These laws on agriculture favored the interests of large landowners at the expense of small farmers who found themselves forced to change their social status by becoming the new workforce in factories.
the economic stabilty of grat britain
Another factor contributing to the Revolution was the economic stability generated by trade in colonial products such as spices, textiles and other consumer goods, by English traders who reinvested the profits in new industrial production techniques and in the construction of new factories.
+info
scientific discoveries
In addition there was new scientific knowledge that in other countries found a wall of obtuse rejection, while in Great Britain they were made available to industrial production systems.
The application of scientific discoveries to industrial production, produced increasingly competitive consumer goods, sales of such products, regenerated the internal economy of the nation producing a greater economic well-being that benefited the nascent productive bourgeois, a new economically strong class constituted mainly by the factory owners and their investors.
The working class
The rural population moved into the big cities looking for a new form of livelihood, becoming the new working class which will then be characterized by underpaid work and the total absence of legal guarantees. The birth of the working class changed the urban fabric: the need for workers and their families to stay close to the factories grew more and more, so urban complexes were built called 'proletarian suburbs', characterized by the lack of sanitary conditions acceptable for an industrialized nation.
the increase in citizens
Despite the birth of new suburbs that had very precarious health conditions, with the revolution there was a significant increase in citizens due to two factors: 1. the new cultivation techniques produced an increase in natural resources accessible even to the poorest classes; 2. the transfer of the population to cities with more efficient sanitation systems than those of the countryside limited the development of epidemics and consequently lowered the mortality rate.
The air of change in Great Britain travelled through Europe, contaminating several countries that, according to their possibilities and their historical experience, started their own process of independent industrialization but very similar to the English one.
The Industrial Revolution was certainly a very important historical event, not only during the centuries in which it took place but also in subsequent centuries. But it should be noted that there were also several negative aspects. One of these is child exploitation, which is told in Charles Dickens' novel 'Oliver Twist'.
oliver twist
The story is about the orphan Oliver Twist, a 9-year-old boy who lived in London in the 19th century, during the Industrial Revolution.
Oliver faces the evils of nineteenth-century English society: poverty, the exploitation of child labour, urban crime and social injustice.
In fact, child exploitation became widespread with the Industrial Revolution, children were doing jobs suited to their small build, but they were working in inhuman conditions and did not have a fair wage, since they worked until exhaustion, even sometimes they only had one meal in return.
Oliver Twist teaches that between honesty and disloyalty it is always better to choose the first one though, at the beginning it may seem a difficult way to achieve something, but then it is thanks to it that you get the best results.
THANK YOU!
Got an idea?
Use this space to add awesome interactivity. Include text, images, videos, tables, PDFs... even interactive questions! Premium tip: Get information on how your audience interacts with your creation:
- Visit the Analytics settings;
- Activate user tracking;
- Let the communication flow!
the industrial revolution
Emma Amboni
Created on February 22, 2024
Start designing with a free template
Discover more than 1500 professional designs like these:
View
Tarot Presentation
View
Vaporwave presentation
View
Women's Presentation
View
Geniaflix Presentation
View
Shadow Presentation
View
Newspaper Presentation
View
Memories Presentation
Explore all templates
Transcript
The Industrial Revolution
In Great Britain
By emma amboni, roberta anchieri, gioia azzola, nicola cassarino e bianca rubini
index
Introduction
The enclouSure actS
The economIc stabiLity of great britain
Scientific discoVeries
The increase In citIzenS
tHe working class
Oliver twist
Introduction
The Industrial Revolution was a long process of productive change in Europe from. 1780 to 1878. We can distinguish the revolution in the First and the Second. The First Revolution was from 1780 to 1830, mainly concerned the textile and metallurgical production sector. Production became faster and easier thanks to new scientific discoveries aimed at the creation of new steam-driven machinery. The Second Revolution, from 1856 to 1878, was characterized by the use of electricity and the introduction of new chemical compounds in the processing of products in factories.
+info
the enclousure acts
The country that gave rise to the process in Europe was Great Britain, especially thanks to the adoption in 1800 of the Enclosures acts, (laws on fences of state-owned land that farmers could no longer work). These laws on agriculture favored the interests of large landowners at the expense of small farmers who found themselves forced to change their social status by becoming the new workforce in factories.
the economic stabilty of grat britain
Another factor contributing to the Revolution was the economic stability generated by trade in colonial products such as spices, textiles and other consumer goods, by English traders who reinvested the profits in new industrial production techniques and in the construction of new factories.
+info
scientific discoveries
In addition there was new scientific knowledge that in other countries found a wall of obtuse rejection, while in Great Britain they were made available to industrial production systems. The application of scientific discoveries to industrial production, produced increasingly competitive consumer goods, sales of such products, regenerated the internal economy of the nation producing a greater economic well-being that benefited the nascent productive bourgeois, a new economically strong class constituted mainly by the factory owners and their investors.
The working class
The rural population moved into the big cities looking for a new form of livelihood, becoming the new working class which will then be characterized by underpaid work and the total absence of legal guarantees. The birth of the working class changed the urban fabric: the need for workers and their families to stay close to the factories grew more and more, so urban complexes were built called 'proletarian suburbs', characterized by the lack of sanitary conditions acceptable for an industrialized nation.
the increase in citizens
Despite the birth of new suburbs that had very precarious health conditions, with the revolution there was a significant increase in citizens due to two factors: 1. the new cultivation techniques produced an increase in natural resources accessible even to the poorest classes; 2. the transfer of the population to cities with more efficient sanitation systems than those of the countryside limited the development of epidemics and consequently lowered the mortality rate. The air of change in Great Britain travelled through Europe, contaminating several countries that, according to their possibilities and their historical experience, started their own process of independent industrialization but very similar to the English one.
The Industrial Revolution was certainly a very important historical event, not only during the centuries in which it took place but also in subsequent centuries. But it should be noted that there were also several negative aspects. One of these is child exploitation, which is told in Charles Dickens' novel 'Oliver Twist'.
oliver twist
The story is about the orphan Oliver Twist, a 9-year-old boy who lived in London in the 19th century, during the Industrial Revolution. Oliver faces the evils of nineteenth-century English society: poverty, the exploitation of child labour, urban crime and social injustice. In fact, child exploitation became widespread with the Industrial Revolution, children were doing jobs suited to their small build, but they were working in inhuman conditions and did not have a fair wage, since they worked until exhaustion, even sometimes they only had one meal in return. Oliver Twist teaches that between honesty and disloyalty it is always better to choose the first one though, at the beginning it may seem a difficult way to achieve something, but then it is thanks to it that you get the best results.
THANK YOU!
Got an idea?
Use this space to add awesome interactivity. Include text, images, videos, tables, PDFs... even interactive questions! Premium tip: Get information on how your audience interacts with your creation: