Synopses & Reviews
Industrial Britain presents in three main sections a broad view of Britain during the Industrial Age. The first covers industrial change, the birth of the factory, the age of iron, patterns of trade, the slave trade, farming and transport, factory acts, wealth, and images of laborers. The second discusses societal change during the Industrial Age, population growth, changing cities, religion, migration, science and technology, and the role of women. The final section explores power roles: the power of the people, restoration of Parliament, and chartism. An engaging book that involves students in the study of history by raising thought-provoking questions and by providing activities to reinforce the topics studied.
Synopsis
Industrial Britain is a core text for Y9 at key stage 3 of the history national curriculum. It is written for the core study unit 'Expansion, Trade and Industry, 1700 1900'. It forms a component of the Cambridge History Programme, an investigative course which provides a coherent and progressive programme of history; is directly accessible to all pupils and offers teachers practical guidance on assessment.
Synopsis
An investigative history course directly accessible to all pupils at Key Stage 3.
Table of Contents
Introduction: The Great Exhibition; OVERVIEW: THE WORKSHOP OF THE WORLD: 1. Population growth and urbanisation; 2. Changes in farming; 3. The birth of the factory; 4. Iron, coal and steam; 5. Canals, roads and railways; 6. A worldwide Empire; 7. A trading nation; OVERVIEW: CHANGES IN SOCIETY: 8. Child labour in mills and mines; 9. Winners and losers; 10. Squalor and splendour; 11. Religion; 12. On the move; 13. The role of women; 14. Growing up; 15. The real world of work?; OVERVIEW: POWER AND AUTHORITY: 16. Power and the people; 17. The Peterloo Massacre; 18. The Great Reform Act; 19. The Chartists; The legacy of industrialisation; Attainment target grid; Index.