How did the development of the railroad impact

Great Britain?Do Now: Copy

VocabularyProsperity:a successful,

flourishing, or thriving condition, esp. in financial

respects; good fortune

1 Ton =2,000 pounds

GMT=Greenwich Mean Time (Universal Time)

Source Reading

• In pairs, students will analyze sources provided on the Impact of Railways on G.B. Answer questions provided.

• Students will use their analysis to answer the accompanying essay question.

Social & Economic Impact of the Railways

People became more interested in politics & this led to the growth of political parties

People were able to travel greater distances for

leisure & to work

Seaside towns developed; the railways

made cheap day trips possible

Newspapers could be sent from

London all over the country.

Railway engineering

towns grew up, E.g. Crewe &

Doncaster.

Fish & Chips

Turnpike Trusts, canals & stage

coach companies could not

compete & went bankrupt.

Industry grew, because the railways needed coal & iron;

railways in turn allowed factories to transport their

goods to markets.

Townspeople were able to receive meat,

fish, milk and vegetables brought in whilst they were still fresh by the railways.

First Class Mail

The Post was speeded up

Economic Changes

How many horses would be needed to transport 40 tons by road?

Railways cut the cost

of transporting

goods

How did railways create more jobs?

Railways make the moving of goods

cheaper.

Goods can now be sold for less.

More people can afford to

buy these goods

More goods are sold & so more need to

be produced.

Businessmen employ more workers.

More people with jobs means …

This is called the Cycle of Prosperity

Who benefited from these new jobs?

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Social Changes

GMT?

Cultural Changes

What is this woman doing?

Which famous books did Charles

Dickens write?

Environmental Changes

Impact on the landscape?

How did the development of the railroad impact Great

Britain?

• Answer Practice Multiple Choice Questions

What impact did the Railways

have on Britain?

How to Structure Your Essay

Introduction

Main Body

Conclusion

Give a brief outline of what you are to write about using the key words of the question.

Paragraph on each major change.

What changed, when, where & how?

Summarise your essay using the words of the question.

What was the most important change?

How do I get a high grade?• If you simply explain what changes the railways had you will

get either a Level 4 or 5.

• If you write a conclusion that fully explains which was the most or the least important change then you could get a Level 6.

• In order to get a Level 7 you must organise the changes under headings like social, economic and cultural.

• Organise your work with proper paragraphs that start off with an important point or heading.