COPS
What do the 2 Cs in COPS stand for? What do they mean?
Context - What was happening in the world at the time
Content - The implicit and explicit meaning
Where did the Industrial Revolution start?
Great Britain
What key invention helped to spark the factory system and mass production?
Steam engine
What does the O in COPS stand for? What does it mean?
Origin - Who created the source? When and where was it created? Primary / Secondary
What is the rough period of time that the Industrial Revolution occurred in Britain?
1750 - 1850
What does 'Urbanisation' mean?
People moving from the country (rural areas) to cities (urban areas)
What do the 2 Ps in COPS stand for? What do they mean?
Purpose - Why was the source created and who for?
Perspective - Who is represented in the source? What are the attitudes of the person who created it?
True or False - The Industrial revolution spread to other countries, including America
True
What does 'Industrialisation' mean?
The growing of industry - in the case of the Industrial Revolution - the booming of factories
What does the S in COPS stand for? What does it mean?
Support - Do other sources support this idea?
True or false - the Industrial Revolution stopped in America around 1850
False - The Industrial Revolution and child labour continued on into the early 1900s in America
What are the 3 main perspectives in the Industrial Revolution. Explain them.
Capitalists - Made money from factories/exploited workers.
Workers - Worked in the factories. Treated poorly.
Protestors - Protested against child labour and poor conditions.
What are the 2 things that are being evaluated by completing a COPS analysis?
Reliability and Usefulness
What resources did Britain have that helped spark the start of the Industrial Revolution there first? (name at least 1)
Coal, Iron, New inventions etc
What were some of the motivations for people wanting to move from the countryside to cities? (give at least 2 examples)
Seeking work. Needing to live close to factories. Needing to earn money. Needing to support family. etc.