Victorian Era Test

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When was England at the height of its power?

19th century

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How much of the world was under British reign?

1/4

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Industrialism

unregulated; poor working conditions, child labor, no labor laws

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Where did the poor and/or working class live?

cities

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Cities

overpopulated & unsanitary

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What did authors think of industrialism?

they had mixed feelings, but many later disagreed

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Queen Victoria

  • loved

  • domesticity, moral values, dedication to duty

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Who was the first monarch to be photographed?

Queen Victoria

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3 periods of the Victorian Era

Early, Mid, Late

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Early Period

  • before Queen Victoria

  • 1832 Reform Bill

  • 1846 corn laws

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What year was the Reform Bill passed?

1832 - Early Period

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1832 Reform Bill

gave more voting rights to upper working class people that owned land

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What year were the corn laws repealed?

1846 - Early Period

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Corn laws

high taxes on imports like wheat and grain

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Why were the corn laws repealed?

no one could afford to buy corn, wheat, or grains

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Mid Period

  • laws being passed that supported working class

  • British empire expanded to Canada, India, and Australia

  • church split into three

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3 sections of the church

low, broad, and high

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low church

strict, did not participate in many rituals, plain, puritanical

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broad church

more inclusive, mix b/w low and high

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high church

rich, catholic, ritualistic, powerful

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Charles Darwin

challenges religion with evolution; Origin of Species & Descent of Man

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Late Period

  • decay in victorian values

  • rich got richer, poor stayed the same

  • countries are rebelling against English rule

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When was the second Reform Bill passed?

1867

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2nd Reform Bill

1867; gave more voting rights to workers

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The Nineties

  • industry & imperialism

  • rebellion against British rule

  • victorian way is GONE

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When does Britain lose the power that America gains?

nineties

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Role of Women

  • few more rights

  • more education; could earn degrees in college (except for Oxford & Cambridge)

  • women were able to fight for custody of children

  • gain some property rights

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Who could afford to get a divorce?

wealthy men

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What remained the most popular form of literature?

poetry

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Which forms of literature gained popularity?

magazines, newspapers, periodicals

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Why did magazines, newspapers, and periodicals gain popularity?

steam powered press

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning

  • popular poet

  • Sonnets from Portuguese (love poems about husband)

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Robert Browning

  • Scottish poet (not as popular as wife)

  • husband to Elizabeth Barrett Browning

  • Porphyria's Lover

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What was Robert Browning known for?

dramatic monologues

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