The Enlightment
What group people created and inflienced the enlightenment movements?
philosophers/ scientists /political thinkers
Where and when did the Industrial Revolution start
Great Britian around 1750
What did the child labor working unions fight for?
1. payment 2. fair working hours 3. child education
What were the three classes?
1. Upper class 2. Middle class 3. Lower class (working class)
Who did the enlightenment ideas and thinkers compete against?
1.Religous aithourities like monarchs
2. the catholic church
What major revolution happened before the industrial revolution?
The agricultural revolution
What was the primary goal of labor unions during the industrial revolution
Better working conditions:-fair wages, sanitation, overworking, overpopulation
What was the new class that arose in the industrialization?
The middle class
Where did the Enlightment begin
Eourope
Who invented the steam engine
James Watt
What are two of the four topics of reforms that took place?
1. social 2. political 3. educational 4. urban
Who made up majority of the jobs in the upper class, what jobs did they hold?
factory/company owners
any white collar position
John Locke says that humans are born with natural rights that cannot be infriged upon by government. What are two of these three rights?
1. Life/health 2. Liberty 3. propery
What two inventions help increse the speed and efficiency of the transportations of goods
Railroads and steam ships
What was the frist significant law that was passed that was influnced by labor unions
Factory act
What group working group would be classified as blue collar jobs?
1. lower working class
2. Some middle class
What were the three political ideas of the enlightenment?
1. Individualism 2. Natutural Rights 3. Social Contract
What was the first industry to be affected by the industrial revolution?
The textile industry
Around what percentage of wokers joined labor unions in the industrial revolution? a. 0-5% b. 5-10% c. 15-25%
around 3% a. 0-5%
Where did the working class move to in search of jobs
Ubarn areas