Britain In The 1860s
Britain in the 1860s
Things were quite different in Britain during the 1800s than it is today. There was no Child Protective Services. Women could not vote, nor did they get proper education. In order to support the family’s income children had to work from an early age. They worked as chimneysweepers, sellers in the streets, prostitutes, pot makers, coalminers etc. and had really long hours; often from early morning until late at night (which was similar to a fully-grown man’s working hours). Today that would be unacceptable. In this text you will read further into why children had to work and other inequalities of our time and the 19th century.
Parties
There were two leading parties at the time. The Conservatives who aimed to benefit the working class and the Liberals who wanted freedom for the individuals.
Economy
Britain had high economic growth during the industrial revolution. They accoutred perhaps one third of the total world industrial production. Britain was trading with other countries. Railways transported materials quicker and Britons had the opportunity to travel overseas and trade. Steam was the number one income and source of energy during the Victorian Era.
Elections
When given the Great Reform Act in 1832 (introduced by the Earl of Derby, an conservative), men with property with an annual value worth £10 were allowed to vote. Unfortunately, because of the clear division between the working class (manual labours) and the upper class (business men, land owners) only 6 out of 7 could vote. This was simply because their properties were under the value.
In the beginning of the 1860s around 1.43 million people (men) had the vote out of a total population of 30 million. Britain was a capitalist country, meaning it was class-based. About 80% of Britain’s total population was working class, if not more. The second Reform Act came in 1867 and along with it a whole bunch of new voters; house-holdings
Things were quite different in Britain during the 1800s than it is today. There was no Child Protective Services. Women could not vote, nor did they get proper education. In order to support the family’s income children had to work from an early age. They worked as chimneysweepers, sellers in the streets, prostitutes, pot makers, coalminers etc. and had really long hours; often from early morning until late at night (which was similar to a fully-grown man’s working hours). Today that would be unacceptable. In this text you will read further into why children had to work and other inequalities of our time and the 19th century.
Parties
There were two leading parties at the time. The Conservatives who aimed to benefit the working class and the Liberals who wanted freedom for the individuals.
Economy
Britain had high economic growth during the industrial revolution. They accoutred perhaps one third of the total world industrial production. Britain was trading with other countries. Railways transported materials quicker and Britons had the opportunity to travel overseas and trade. Steam was the number one income and source of energy during the Victorian Era.
Elections
When given the Great Reform Act in 1832 (introduced by the Earl of Derby, an conservative), men with property with an annual value worth £10 were allowed to vote. Unfortunately, because of the clear division between the working class (manual labours) and the upper class (business men, land owners) only 6 out of 7 could vote. This was simply because their properties were under the value.
In the beginning of the 1860s around 1.43 million people (men) had the vote out of a total population of 30 million. Britain was a capitalist country, meaning it was class-based. About 80% of Britain’s total population was working class, if not more. The second Reform Act came in 1867 and along with it a whole bunch of new voters; house-holdings