The Industrial Revolution in Britain

Flashcards about the Industrial Revolution in Britain

Industrial Revolution

The economic and social transformation of Britain from 1740 to 1850, characterized by a shift to factory production, innovations in industries, and urbanization.

Glorious Revolution's Impact on Industrialization

Political stability and a constitution encouraging individualism that fostered the growth of a banking and credit system, supporting investments in industry.

Enclosure

The process of consolidating common fields, leading to the destruction of traditional farming systems and the displacement of villagers.

Jethro Tull’s Seed Drill

A seed drill machine invented by Jethro Tull which mechanized the sowing process.

Sir Townshend’s Crop Rotation

A new rotation of crops known as Norfolk or four-course system adopted by Sir Townshend.

Flying Shuttle

John Kay's invention that enabled faster cloth weaving

Spinning Jenny

James Hargreaves’ invention that allowed a single operator to work multiple spindles, dramatically boosting production.

Steam Engine

James Watt's invention of 1769 which replaced water power, facilitating industrial processes on a larger scale.

Laissez-faire

An economic doctrine advocating minimal government intervention in trade and industry.

Industrial Revolution Towns

According to Engels, these towns were planless, grew up uncontrolled, had no sanitation laws, lacked light, air and decency, and were built in long, dreary rows of slate and brick.

Romanticism

A literary and artistic movement that emphasized emotion, imagination, and individualism, often inspired by nature and the past; reaction to disillusionment after French Revolution.

Victorian Literature

Literature that focused on portraying the lives of everyday people and embedding moral lessons that address themes of poverty, social injustice, and the effects of industrialization on society.

Dickens's Christmas Stories

Novels, such as A Christmas Carol (1843), that focus on themes of redemption and generosity, rather than the struggles of contemporary society.

Hard Times

A novel by Charles Dickens published in 1854 that shows the dehumanizing effects of heavy industrialization, illustrating how a strict adherence to cold, utilitarian principles can strip people of imagination, compassion, and human connection

Coketown

The grim and oppressive setting of Hard Times, embodying the uniformity and suffocating sameness of heavy industrialization.

School of Facts

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School of Fancy

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LOMLOE

Organic Law 3/2020, of 29th of December to improve the educational quality.

EFRL

Council of Europe (2001). Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching and Assessment. Strasbourg.