Monday, April 26, 2010

Timeline 11-4

Indian – timeline

Create a timeline of the following events. For each event include an explanation of what happened and why it is important to British imperialism in India. Include a sketch or a drawing for each. (2pts. Each)

1. Decline of the Mughal Empire

2. Battle of Plassey

3. Sepoy Mutiny

4. Raj

5. Indian national Congress

6. Muslim league

7. Rowlatt Acts (pg453)

8. Amritsar massacre (pg 453-4)

9. Salt March (pg455)


Due Monday: May 3rd

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Test tomorrow! Friday April 9th

Essay question:
Why does communism sound good to industrial workers in 1880s?

Think about:
working and living conditions
effects of no laissez-faire policy
what communism offers

B-block students need to be prepared to turn in section terms and short answer questions

Monday, April 5, 2010

9-2 study questions (due Friday with rest of terms)

Section 2 (289-294)

Terms

1. urbanization

2. middle class

3. Luddites (top of page 292) What did they do to their machines?

Short Answer

1. Why were factories built in certain locations? (Why not everywhere?)

2. Explain the living conditions in cities. (include a list of problems and

a description of the conditions)

3. Explain the working conditions in factories. (include a list of the

dangers, hours, # of days, and conditions)

4. What types of jobs did middle class workers have?

5. How did the old landowners and aristocracy view the new middle

class and factory owners?

Thursday, April 1, 2010

9-1 study questions

Section 9-1 (283-288)

Terms:

1. Industrialization

2. Enclosure

3. Factors of Production (list them)

4. Textiles (1st industry to Industrialize)

5. Entrepreneur

New Farming methods

1. seed drill

2. crop rotation

3. selective breeding

4. Cotton Gin

Natural Resources

Make a list of the natural resources and their uses on page 284

(bullet points)

New inventions in textiles

For the following inventions, list who created each and what they were used for. 2nd paragraph 286

1. the Water Frame

2. the Spinning Mule

3. the Power Loom

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the agricultural revolution lead to industrialization?

Think about: population increase, demand for goods, labor needed on farms and in cities.

2. Why was Britain perfect for industrialization? (pg 284)

Think about: Britain’s economy and money available for new inventions, political stability and who Parliament’s laws helped.

3. What are four (4) ways the railroad affected life in Britain?

Think about: manufacturing, jobs, perishable goods industry,

travel.