1745–1900
The period 1745-1900 provides the backdrop for a study of changing ideas, political power, empire, trade and industry in Britain. Topics studied could include (among others) the Enlightenment, scientific and technological ideas and advances, the Industrial Revolution, Trade and trans-Atlantic slavery plus its effects, abolition and legacy, campaigns and agitation for political reform and the extension of the franchise in Britain and in other countries, revolutions such as those in France and America and relations between Britain and Ireland and the campaign for home rule.
In this section you'll find home-learning resources to support a study of this period. We'll add further resources as they are submitted.
Attached files:
- Intro to change 1700-1900
3.07 MB Word document - 19th century public health
20.5 KB Word document - Development of railways - timeline and questions
53.5 KB Word document - Empire - soft and hard power legacy cards
667.1 KB Word document - The most important Victorian change for the working classes
17.9 KB Word document - What caused the slave trade?
5.96 MB Powerpoint presentation - What caused the slave trade? - easier version
5.66 MB Powerpoint presentation - What was the triangular trade?
524 KB Powerpoint presentation - What was the triangular trade? - easier version
1.64 MB Powerpoint presentation - Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railway
88.4 KB Powerpoint presentation - The Abolition campaign as a successful social movement: worksheet
37.5 KB Word document