Changes Brought By The Industrial Revolution By Richard Bledsoe (3131771) American Public University System January 18, 2012 HIST101: American History to 1877 Professor Grimm The Industrial Revolution was a period of major changes in the way products were made. It took place more than 200 years ago and greatly affected the way people lived as well as the way they worked. In earlier days, people made products by hand and worked mostly in their own homes or in small workshops. During the British Industrial Revolution, many factories were built and laborers began making large numbers of items using machinery-powered equipment. From 1760 to 1830 the Industrial Revolution was largely taking place in Britain.
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Act (1823) as an attempt to improve the foul conditions of the prisons and increase efficiency of the system; he also repealed the Combinations act.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.
Chartism is a fairly dispersed movement, its large nature and appeal coupled with many different opposing viewpoints, make it really difficult to categorize, and equally difficult to find a defined origin. Chartism in its rawest definition was the world first working class movement, which by its definition would give it a huge backing politically. But why exactly did it come about in the around 1838? One of the main reasons would have to be the failure of the so-called “Great” reform act for most people. Effectively the act benefited the middle classes, who were now given an electoral voice in parliament, while the working classes were largely ignored, causing widespread anger and resentment for the act, and all those it benefited.
The criminal system was harsh and biased towards those perceived as less privileged groups in the European societies. The nobles and monarchs were given unfair privilege and hereditary rights. Additionally, the legal system was characterized by superstition, something which attracted the attention of great philosophers and thinkers who came up with different theories. (Void et al 2002).The aim of this essay is to analyze Beccaria’s overall philosophy of crime and punishment. Cesare Beccaria or Marchese Cesare Beccaria-Bonensa, was one of the greatest philosophers during the Enlightenment Age in the 18th century.
The opening chapters of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen lay the groundwork and basic understandings for the rest of the novel. They provide crucial information and background on all the characters and their relationships with each other. They also offer an insight into the workings of society at the time and the issues with gender and class that were present. In the 1790s when the novel was first written and in 1811-12 when it was revised, there was great social revolution happening within the class system in England. As the Industrial Revolution set in between 1750 to 1850, many families required a fortune in trade, and rose up into the aristocracy, as shown through the Bingley and the Lucas family in the text.
By doing so, the furthest reaches of the world were brought to light and the world was slowly pulled together. Once the 1800s hit however, Globalization 2.0 took over. Multinational companies were beginning to form and with this came industrial integration. These companies were constantly in search of new outlets for markets, ideas, or even laborers. Because of new technology, such as railroads and steam engines, transportation became a more available option, this jump started globalization 2.0.
When Europe finally emerged out of the Middle Ages and into the Renaissance, Europeans despised everything about the Middle Ages. In the Middle Ages, queens and kings were decided by “divine power” which opposes the notion of rulership in Machiavelli’s The Prince. Erasmus, another key player in the Renaissance, once stated, “Men are made, not born” which totally contradicts the idea of divine power. Another new idea Machiavelli developed in The Prince that goes against Middle age thought was to use soldiers that one possesses in their state, instead of using mercenaries or auxiliary soldiers. In the Renaissance, the humility of the Middle Ages was completely thrown out, only to be replaced with people wearing extravagant clothing and consuming themselves in their image.
Thomas Hobbes is recognized as one of the most controversial philosophers of the 16th and 17th centuries. He is most recognized for his book Leviathan, which was written in 1651 following the English Civil War. In his book, Hobbes argues that that the primitive state of man is naturally evil, self-centered, and greedy. He believed that without a strong monarch held in check by the elite, chaos and war would ensue. Hobbes’ unorthodox thinking sparked debates with many intellectual adversaries, particularly John Locke, who argued that men were innately social creatures who could cooperate and coexist peacefully.
This tug of war would inevitably lead to problems. The problems caused by this constant battle were most apparent in Britain. During the Industrial Revolution the British people endured a wildly uneven distribution of political representation, a lack of public education, and absurdly high tariffs. The only solutions for these new set of problems were new and innovative laws, acts, and movements. It was evident by the unequal distribution of political power in Britain, that there was a blatant flaw in the manner in which the government represented its citizens.
The Indians fought to keep their beautiful land and tribes and were sadly disappointed by the British. While the British fought to become the supreme European power of Europe and to conquer America. During this movie I was saddened to see how the Indians were betrayed because they really trusted that the British were going to help them keep their land and security if they help them fight a fight that killed many of their families and consequently what they once called Home. The British were were ambitious, manipulative people and did not stop fighting until the end for territorial and power. The British had a modern culture with higher technology , trade goods, clothing, and more distinguished culture than the Indians.