What was Britain What was Britain like in 1750?like in 1750?

Lesson overview – Lesson overview – copy the copy the questions into a piece of paper, leaving a questions into a piece of paper, leaving a

few spaces between each question.few spaces between each question.

1.1. How many people were there?How many people were there?

2.2. Who ruled the country?Who ruled the country?

3.3. How healthy were people? How healthy were people?

4.4. How did people get around?How did people get around?

5.5. How did people make money?How did people make money?

6.6. What kind of “economy” did What kind of “economy” did England have?England have?

7.7. How ‘Great’ was Britain?How ‘Great’ was Britain?

How many people were How many people were there?there?

How do historians know how

many people lived in Britain in

1750?

Who ruled?Who ruled?

1714-27 George I – German-1714-27 George I – German-speaker fabled for his speaker fabled for his lovers!lovers!

1727-1760 George II – 1727-1760 George II – preferred Germany, last King preferred Germany, last King to fight in battleto fight in battle

1760-1820 George III – 1760-1820 George III – English speaker, occupied English speaker, occupied Buckingham Palace, farmer Buckingham Palace, farmer GeorgeGeorge

Walpole

How healthy were How healthy were people?people?

Medicine & hygiene very Medicine & hygiene very primitiveprimitive

Killer diseases – pneumonia, Killer diseases – pneumonia, bronchitis, diphtheria, bronchitis, diphtheria, tuberculosis, cholera & smallpoxtuberculosis, cholera & smallpox

Average life expectancy 30 yrsAverage life expectancy 30 yrs 15 in every 100 children died 15 in every 100 children died before 1before 1stst birthday birthday

1 in 5 mothers died1 in 5 mothers diedBacteria

How did people get How did people get around?around?

‘‘We set out at six in the morning and We set out at six in the morning and didn’t get out of the carriages (except didn’t get out of the carriages (except when we overturned or got stuck in the when we overturned or got stuck in the mud) for 14 hours. We had nothing to mud) for 14 hours. We had nothing to eat and passed through some of the eat and passed through some of the worst roads I ever saw in my life’worst roads I ever saw in my life’

This is a description of a journey by Queen Anne in 1704 from Windsor to Petworth – a journey of 40 miles. What does it tell us about

transport at the time?

How did people make How did people make money?money?

8 out of 10 worked in countryside8 out of 10 worked in countryside Subsistence farmingSubsistence farming Cottage industries - factories Cottage industries - factories rarely employed more than 50 rarely employed more than 50 peoplepeople

Handmade – buttons, needles, Handmade – buttons, needles, cloth, bricks, pottery, bread etc.cloth, bricks, pottery, bread etc.

Developing towns – Liverpool, Developing towns – Liverpool, Birmingham, GlasgowBirmingham, Glasgow

How many objects do you have

about you or can you see in the room that are handmade?

Welsh spinsters

Capitalist/Market Capitalist/Market EconomyEconomy

Characteristics:Characteristics: CompetitionCompetition Free EnterpriseFree Enterprise No or little government regulationNo or little government regulation ChoicesChoices

How ‘Great’ was How ‘Great’ was Britain?Britain?

British empire growing – British empire growing – Canada, West Indies, Africa, Canada, West Indies, Africa, India & AmericaIndia & America

Imported goods from Imported goods from plantations, e.g. cotton, plantations, e.g. cotton, tobacco & sugartobacco & sugar

Exported – cloth, pottery, Exported – cloth, pottery, metal goodsmetal goods

Pretend you are a foreign Pretend you are a foreign ambassadorambassador, sent on a trip to , sent on a trip to Britain by a foreign king. You must Britain by a foreign king. You must prepare a report on Britain/London prepare a report on Britain/London for your king back home. Remember for your king back home. Remember not to be too complimentary not to be too complimentary otherwise your king may get otherwise your king may get jealous!jealous! Include references to Include references to population, government, health, population, government, health, transport, industry and empire.transport, industry and empire.

Your taskYour task

Your taskYour task

A factory owner has asked you to make a 60 second A factory owner has asked you to make a 60 second commercial emphasising the positive aspects of commercial emphasising the positive aspects of life in Britain in 1750. Try to include life in Britain in 1750. Try to include references to all the following features:references to all the following features:

PopulationPopulation GovernmentGovernment HealthHealth TransportTransport IndustryIndustry EmpireEmpire You will also be creating a print advertisement You will also be creating a print advertisement for your factoryfor your factory

George I (1714-27)George I (1714-27)

George II (1727-1760)George II (1727-1760)

George III (1760-1820)George III (1760-1820)