popularity and sale of Gin. Gin slowly (from 1701 to 1751) gained much favor over beer and peeked in 1741 out consuming beer times six (Doc.1). As Gin sales started to take over the sale of beer‚ the government saw this as an opportunity to make taxes and restraints on the sale of Gin to benefit the government. As this persisted‚ The Gin Act of 1751 was instated. This act is one way that the government made sure that Gin sale did not get out of hand. Although in the preamble of the Gin Act of 1751 it states
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DBQ- Gin Act of 1751 In mid-eighteenth century England‚ Parliament passed the Gin Act of 1751‚ which restricted the sale of gin through increased retail license requirements and higher taxes on such liquor. This measure was enacted to reduce the consumption of spirits and the subsequent crime it engendered. Indeed‚ gin production increased nearly 500% from 1701 to 1751. However‚ the general populace became engaged in a fierce debate for and against the new legislation. While authors
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England a general rise in the sale of Gin was occurring. Gin was becoming more and more popular. Some English citizens approved and supported the sale of Gin while others did not. Some English people just wanted to stay neutral and produce a compromise between the two. Various reasons and purposes account for the difference in opinions but the Gin Act of 1751 formulated debate from all groups in society. Some citizens approved and supported the sale of Gin in England. England at that time had already
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The 1988 Gin DBQ During the mid to late 18th century‚ England went through many difficult times one of which revolved about the English Parliaments decision to pass the Gin Act of 1751 that restricted the sale of gin. This act did this in three ways‚ first by not letting distillers sell to unlicensed merchants‚ second by restricting the retailers by only those with a significant amount of land sell gin‚ and thirdly by charging high fees to all those still able to sell gin. This reasonable decision
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that William made became widely recognized and acclaimed for their descriptive detail‚ thought-provoking messages‚ and gallows-humor. These two pieces of art are called Beer Street and Gin Line. Beer Street depicts cheerful‚ heavy-set‚ and well-dressed individuals holding large mugs full of beer. On the other hand‚ Gin Lane shows a much darker scene of poverty stricken individuals with alcoholism running rampant. One of the most obvious differences between these two photos is the people portrayed within
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Beer Street and Gin Lane Beer Street and Gin Lane Hogarth’s one of the best known his satirical paintings. He designed and published them as part of a campaign in support of the government’s Gin Act‚ in an attempt to restrain the consumption of cheap gin. In these paintings‚ Hogarth compares the joys of beer drinking with the gin which caused the complete destruction of the people in town that he warns unpleasant consequences of alcoholism. Beer Street shows a happy city drinking the ’good’
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direction regarding societal trends. Simultaneously‚ in conjunction with the emergence of the Industrial Revolution‚ alcohol–specifically gin–became more synonymous with the working class. The image provided is a fraction of an entire piece by William Hogarth called Beer Street and Gin Lane. The intended meaning of this art evaluates two forms of alcohol: beer and gin. A biased undertone outlines the beliefs from this era. Though‚ alternative ideas transcend the basic message of the work and reveal important
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After the Glorious Revolution in 1688‚ the beverage gin began to overtake beer. Soon the distilling of gin was available to anybody that was willing to play taxes. However the government had an inconsistency for their taxation method. The Gin Act of 1736 was an example of the governments many actions toward the distillation of gin. At first the Gin Act imposed a high license fee for gin retailers with a very high gallon tax but within a few years these rules changed. Although there were numerous
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Battershill Research Essay William Hogarth’s art piece “Gin Lane‚” issued in 1751‚ is a black and white engraving that influenced the Gin Act. Although the piece seem similar to his other famous art piece “Beer Street‚” a closer inspection reveals more intimate connection than they at first approaches the viewer. Hogarth shows images of the tragic outcomes from alcohol addiction in mid-seventeenth century urban England through the engraving on “Gin Lane” in a unique manner. Through the engraving‚ Hogarth
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The Spirit of the Times: The Gin Epidemic of 18th Century England Beginning in the early 1700s‚ England went on a notorious five-decade gin binge. Gin became the alternative to French brandy after Parliament placed an embargo on French trade. An excess of grain caused corn prices to drop making gin relatively inexpensive and “by 1750 nearly half of all British wheat harvests went directly into gin production.” The spirit was consumed predominantly among those who lived in destitution and worked lengthy
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