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Teacher:
Mr Jones
Britain in 1750
Learning Objective:To investigate what Britain
was like in 1750.
By 1750, a man was closer in materialpossesions (things he owned) to a Romangeneral than to his grandsons in the next
century.
David Landers, historian.
• What differences did you spot?
Your Year 8 – what will you learn?
• Industrial Revolution: how did it come to this?
• The Slave Trade: the darkest period of human history
• Who shot JFK: a murder investigation• WWI, The Holocaust and WWII: War
and the impact on people
Industry, Revolution, Population, Immigrants, Agriculture
The number of people in a country.
A complete change. It can also mean to overthrow the government.
The work and methods involved in making things in factories.
People who move from one country to live in another country.
Another word for farming.
Definitions
Quiz• The average age people died was ___.• Most people got around by _______.• The biggest job in 1750 was _______.• To travel the country it would take _____ weeks. • Out of every 1000 babies born _____ would die.• Most people died from a disease called __________.• One in _____ mums died in childbirth.
R4 A4 G4SELF ASSESSMENT
One thing I did well was….
One target to help me improve is…
The Industrial Revolution: Beginnings
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Efq-aNBkvc
• While watching the video, try to answer all of the questions on your sheet.
Imagine…• It is 1750. You don’t know anything about Britain, but you have been told
by your King to go and find out.• You must prepare a factfile on Britain for your King back home. Use these
headings to help you:
The people in charge:
Who runs the country? How? Where
Are they from?
Health of the nation: what are the
common illnesses anddiseases? how long
do people live?
‘Great’ Britain: Werethe British taking over
other countries?If so, why?
The people: howmany? where do
they live?
Travel: How advancedwas Britain’s travel?Was it quick or slow?
How did people have fun?
How did people make money:Where did people work? Which towns were growing? What jobs were there
in the cities?
How ‘arty’ was Britain?What books were bring written?
Who were the famous artists and Composers?
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