The act was passed because the inadequacy of the current system was obvious, especially as the industrial revolution had hit Britain and towns were growing rapidly, leading to an increase in crime rate. For these reasons Peel decided to create to metropolitan police force. This administrative structure created served as a model fir the urban& rural police forces that we established in mid 1830’s. Furthermore as home secretary Peel also reformed the Penal code by removing the death penalty for over 180 crimes and introduced the Gaols Act (1823) as an attempt to improve the foul conditions of the prisons and increase efficiency of the system; he also repealed the Combinations act. The most important part of his career as home secretary would undoubtedly be his support to pass Catholic Emancipation in 1829.
Since England owned these particular areas of the New World, these colonies were very influenced and affected by their mother country. The social faults, political chaos, and economic distress in England during the early colonial years in America played a role in shaping the English colonial experience. The societal issues that were present in England during the 17th century pushed many people to go to the Americas. The overpopulation in England was a major incentive for many to move across the Atlantic. Another reason for migration was the idea of primogeniture, which allowed the eldest son to inherit the wealth; leaving others desperate and in hopes of finding riches overseas.
However, due to the Industrial Revolution, America began to stray from the vision the founding fathers had for the nation in the late 1700’s and 1800’s. Though social mobility was promised to immigrants and common Americans, these same people were often exploited and left in poverty. Founding fathers, such as Thomas Jefferson, valued farming above all else, but as industrialism took hold of America, farming became much necessary, and farmers more scarce. Finally, though America’s politicians promised to hear what the common people had to say, during and after the Industrial Revolution it seemed that only the very wealthy could make any sort of impact, and there was nothing to stop them from crushing the working class underfoot. The United States of America was built on the ideal that every man should be able to make his way in the world regardless of his family or class.
Decades of conflict followed, starting with the revolt as a result of the Stamp Act in 1765, leading to the eruption of war in 1775. The search for independence was a result of political, social, and economic factors such as the use of America as merely a subject land, made for the purpose of English wealth, the overall lack of representation the colonists had in government, and the emerging liberal and republican ideas as a result of the Enlightenment. Tension between England and the colonists stirred a hunger for liberty and a desire for freedom and was brought about by radical reforms, military battles, and the forming of a Declaration of Independence and a Constitution. The political aspect of the American Revolution was a result of Britain’s suddenly tightened control over the governing of the colonies. When they won the French and Indian War, England had to make a few reforms.
The Industrialization, a Double-edged Sword The Industrial Revolution is an age where nineteenth century Europe goes through a transformation where nations move from agricultural to industrial powers. One nation which leads the way of industrialization is England, due to its innovation in production and manufacturing of various goods. Many different causes contributed to this phenomenon including the rise in population, technological advances, and greater mobility in transportation of capital. However, prosperity does not last forever. In the early 1840’s, a great depression takes place, causing a downturn in the economy and a deterioration in the quality of life and increase in suffering of the working class.
Around the early 1700’s, the New World had been landed on by England and has already begun to take shape for the early colonists. Unfortunately, there was more in America then the original settlers had expected. The French, who had arrived mainly in what is now Canada, slowly began to push south towards the Thirteen Colonies and had already established a decent fur trade and connection with the Native Americans in the Ohio Valley. The British didn’t enjoy the idea of both powers “sharing” the same land because plans of spreading the empire had already taken root for England. Many violent confrontations had already begun and there were
The transformation in britain during the industrial revolution The late eighteenth century witnessed the initial rise of the Industrial Revolution and birth of factories, permanently reestablishing Britain’s face. The great technical, socioeconomic and cultural change, induced a metamorphosis from an economy relying on manual labor to one reigned by industry and machine production. The change in infrastructure and industries: What impact did the Industrial Revolution have on Britain’s infrastructure and industries? Britain’s landscape was transformed. New towns were founded, but accommodated poorly constructed domiciles, lacking proper water supplies and facilities.
Why did Europeans Emigrate to America in such numbers? Europeans emigrated to America for many reasons, these however were not the same reasons but may have been similar in nature. I will be looking at the period of 1776 – 1914 this time period is after America had received its independence and before World War 1 which did effect emigration to America. In this essay I will mention the main European nations that provided emigration to America in this period and the push and pull factors that encouraged or forced these migrants to leave their homelands for a new life in America. English emigrated to America due to high population, high unemployment and the promise of a better life which America was offering.
The Causes of Industrial Revolution of the 18th Century The causes of the Industrial Revolution were complicated and remain a topic for debate, with some historians believing the Revolution was an outgrowth of social and institutional changes brought by the end of feudalism in Britain after the English Civil War in the 17th century. As national border controls became more effective, the spread of disease was lessened, thereby preventing the epidemics common in previous times. [61] The percentage of children who lived past infancy rose significantly, leading to a larger workforce. The Enclosure movement and the British Agricultural Revolution made food production more efficient and less labour-intensive, forcing the surplus population who could no longer find employment in agriculture into cottage industry, for example weaving, and in the longer term into the cities and the newly developed factories. [62] The colonial expansion of the 17th century with the accompanying development of international trade, creation of financial markets and accumulation of capital are also cited as factors, as is the scientific revolution of the 17th century.
In the early 19th century, The Poor Law Act 1834 changed the approach to the poor, from the 1601 Poor Law Act. The attitude became a more punitive approach to deter people from claiming relief and get people back into work. Webb and Webb (1963). With the rise of the Industrial Revolution, competition for better paid jobs caused thousands of people to migrate from the rural areas of Britain, to the urban. Although the economy was fast growing, the over-populated, unsanitary conditions had a huge effect on people in Britain, particularly the working-class.