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35 Cards in this Set
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English became
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a modern industrialized nation
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New machinery
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replaced hand labor
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Steam engine made
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in 1765
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Machines were engine powered
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installed in mills/factory
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19th century - People moved to city
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factories were common, most goods by machine
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Industrial revolution
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demand for female and child labor
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Mid-Industrial Revolution: Women and children worked
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12 hours/day in textile factories
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1819: Government tried to protect kids under 9
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Failed because of no inspection
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By 1833, kids under 9
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banned from textile mills.
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By 1833, kids 9-13
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couldn't work more than 12 hours/day, 48 hours/weel
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By 1833, kids 13-18
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couldn't work more than 69 hours/week.
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By 1833, no one under 18
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could work nights.
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Late 1840s, women and children
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were banned from working more than 10 hours/day.
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By 1850, workers...
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day hours changed, meal breaks were added, and women and kids under 10 couldn't work in mines.
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British population in 1801:
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9 million.
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British population in 1901:
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41 million.
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French Revolution ideals:
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Liberty, fraternity, equality, and bridging the gap.
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Early french revolution was...
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supported by the English.
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Later, bloodier french revolution was...
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criticized by the English.
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The war against France did not end until...
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Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo.
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Post-Revolution: English legal measures were
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put into place to prevent further revolution.
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Classes PRIOR to Industrial Revolution:
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1. Aristocracy/Land owners
2. Artisans 3. Laborers |
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Classes POST Industrial Revolution:
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1. Upper class (land and factory owners)
2. Middle class 3. Artisans 4. Working class/working poor. |
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England had a laissez-faire [hands off] approach to
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the new industrial lifestyle
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Results of Laissez-Faire:
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Workers had no vote, no unions, and small protests
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As new machinery was invented
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less workers were needed, leading to unemployment.
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Peterloo massacre:
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Workers were charged and killed by troops, while protesting. Hundreds were injured.
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Women in the Romantic Period:
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Limited schooling, "proper" traits encouraged.
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Romantic period education:
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Girls: taught by governess; taught music and sewing. Boys: sent to public schools; taught grammar.
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Upper class women were:
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encouraged to be good mothers and housekeepers. This did not apply to working women.
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Climate of writing in the Romantic period:
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"spirit of the age" ; something distinctive. Revolution, imagination, individual consciousness, and spiritual regeneration were all key factors.
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Poets and philosophers favoured:
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poetry about the inner feelings of the author, and psychology of the person.
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Romantic poetry tends to =
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nature poetry.
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Romanticism themes:
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The ordinary, supernatural, romantic, psychology, individuality, and alienation.
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Most important theme in Romantic poetry:
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Imagination as a transport and relief from reality.
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