Guided Reading Chapter 9 Section 2. Pages 289-294
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Why was the industrial revolution a mixed blessing for people in Europe?
Why did people work in factories instead of farms in the 1800s?
What caused the population shift away from rural areas? When did this shift happen?
Define Urbanization.
Describe in detail the work day of a child.
There were specific reasons why factories developed where they did. What are those reasons?
Describe life in a city. (Living, health, safety, etc.) Cite examples from “Mary Barton.”
Who didn’t suffer from the sudden growth in cities?
Describe working conditions in the average factory? Why did these things happen?
What is the middle class? How did this new group of people change society in Great Britain?
Who was included in the upper middle class? The lower middle class?
What changes did the working class face?
If you were a worker during this time period what would you do?
What were the positive effects of the Industrial Revolution? (Cite examples from the chapter.)
How did the workers eventually benefit from the IR?
Describe the city of Manchester and the factories there.
Using the chart on page 293 answer the following questions.
a. What was the population increase (beginning population in each city, and ending
population in each city) in Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, and London between
1800 and 1870? Which city increased the most? The least?
b. What were the long term effects of poor working conditions?
c. What were the long term effects of the development of social classes?
d. What were the long term effects of rapid city growth?
e. What were the long term effects of industrialization on living conditions in cities?
18. Why would factory owners hire children? How would they keep them working?
19. What did the Factory Act of 1819 change?
20. Describe the Irwell River in 1862.