Economic, Political, and Social Change Worksheet
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Jenifer Hoang
April 27, 2015
Economic, Social, and Political Change Worksheet
Agricultural Revolution
Respond to each of the following questions in two to three sentences:
1 What are the three most important factors contributing to the agricultural revolution in Europe?
The three most important factors are advanced farming equipment, three field system, and warmer temperature.
2 How did the agricultural revolution change European society? Provide an example.
The agricultural revolution changed European society for the better by providing more jobs to people the more new farming equipment was in demand and also helped people move ttheir lives away from farming itself and expand Europe.
Industrial Revolution
Respond to each of the following questions in two to three sentences:
1 What are the three most important factors contributing to the industrial revolution in Europe?
The three most important factors for the industrial revolution were the use of steam power instead of human or animal power, the invention of machines to do the work instead of people and the use of the factory system.
3 Describe working conditions in factories and mines between 1800 and 1850. What was life like for a typical worker? Reference at least one primary source to support your response.
The working conditions were poor, at best. After the revolution, demand for new goods and people to make them were on the rise, at incredible rates. Miners would have an average 12 hours a day shift, with 1 hour of lunch. The works is very tiring and difficult and the conditions were beyond dangerous. There were no measures of safety for the men or the environment they were working in.
Hopkins, E. (1982). Working Hours and Conditions During the Industrial Revolution: A Re-Appraisal. EconomicHistoryReview
Western Social Change between 1815 and 1914
Write two to three sentences per concept about how each of the following changed in Western society between
Jenifer Hoang
April 27, 2015
Economic, Social, and Political Change Worksheet
Agricultural Revolution
Respond to each of the following questions in two to three sentences:
1 What are the three most important factors contributing to the agricultural revolution in Europe?
The three most important factors are advanced farming equipment, three field system, and warmer temperature.
2 How did the agricultural revolution change European society? Provide an example.
The agricultural revolution changed European society for the better by providing more jobs to people the more new farming equipment was in demand and also helped people move ttheir lives away from farming itself and expand Europe.
Industrial Revolution
Respond to each of the following questions in two to three sentences:
1 What are the three most important factors contributing to the industrial revolution in Europe?
The three most important factors for the industrial revolution were the use of steam power instead of human or animal power, the invention of machines to do the work instead of people and the use of the factory system.
3 Describe working conditions in factories and mines between 1800 and 1850. What was life like for a typical worker? Reference at least one primary source to support your response.
The working conditions were poor, at best. After the revolution, demand for new goods and people to make them were on the rise, at incredible rates. Miners would have an average 12 hours a day shift, with 1 hour of lunch. The works is very tiring and difficult and the conditions were beyond dangerous. There were no measures of safety for the men or the environment they were working in.
Hopkins, E. (1982). Working Hours and Conditions During the Industrial Revolution: A Re-Appraisal. EconomicHistoryReview
Western Social Change between 1815 and 1914
Write two to three sentences per concept about how each of the following changed in Western society between