Flashcards
unit 8.5 and 8.6
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- 1Why was Britain considered progressive?It was considered progressive because there was comparatively equal application of the law.
- 2What was considered newsworthy?It was considered newsworthy when Lord Ferrers was hanged for murdering his servant.
- 3What was the rise in the middle class?The rise of a middle class of people is one important development associated with the industrial revolution.
- 4Who were the middle class of people?They were a group between the titled upper classes and the mega-rich and the lower classes who were desperately poor.
- 5What kind of people did the middle class include and what did they have in common?The middle class included shopkeepers, craftspeople, doctors, clerks and lawyers. What they had in common was marketable skills that won them a higher income than the lowest workers.
- 6What affected the character of the nation?The rise of the middle class affected the character of the nation. Because they had to work for a living, they contributed new ideas to the debates on the issues of the time.
- 7What name were the English described as and who named them that?The English were described as 'a nation of shopkeepers.' They were named this by Napoleon.
- 8What did the enclosure of common lands include?The enclosure of common lands drove families off their farms and into cities, not only created workers but a number of people driven to crime by desperation.
- 9What are clippers?Clippers were sailing ships sometimes with iron hulls, that dominated the carrying of cargo and passengers between Australia and the rest of the world for most pf the 19th century.
- 10What were some of the reasons for the increased trade between Australia and the rest of the world.Vessels belonging to many different companies and nations began trading through Australian ports including whaling ships from the united states.
- 11What did the first opium war force china to do?The first opium war forced china to open up some of it's ports to western trade.
- 12How did the industrial revolution bring significant changes to Britain's economy and society?With the development of machines and steam power, goods were produced more quickly and cheaply in factories.
- 13What happened between 1760 and 1815?London's population is estimated to have grown from 175 000 people to 1.4 million people.
- 14What were the conditions of housing?Houses were built closely together and poorly constructed.
- 15What did these crowded areas become and why?These crowded areas became slums due to disease, malnutrition and excessive consumption of alcohol.
- 16How did most people live in the medieval ages?Most people lived in a village under the power of the nobility that owned the land and made every decision.
- 17Why did crime increase during this period?With limited accountability and desperate living conditions crime became a means of survival.
- 18What did this result in?This resulted in overcrowded prisons.
- 19What were major crimes?The major crimes were against property and they were:
- Burglary
- Theft
- Highway Robbery - 20Why was keeping prisoners in hulks a bad idea?The prison hulks were decrepit and death and disease were rife.
- 21Why was Australia chosen to establish a penal colony?The country was chosen because of its distance from Britain and the opportunities it provide to secure flax and timber and trade.
- 22How many convicts were sent to Australia?Approximately 160 000 people were sent to Australia as convicts.
- 23What was a benefit of the industrial revolution?Improvements of transportation with the building of new roads, railways and faster ships.
- 24Why did emigration increase?Emigration increased due to the discovery of gold sparking a wider movement of people.