The English Civil War: The Industrial Revolution

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Nicholas Brown

Beshwate

History 104

Feb 28 2017

Question 1

The English civil war was a battle for power over taxes and laws and the religious state of the people in the country. The monarchy was trying to rule without the consent of parliament as an absolute monarch with divine rights. Parliament was just trying to hold their power and keep the traditional government and uphold the rights of the people they rule.the battle was between the royalist and the parliament.charles the first tries to impose his religion on Scottland and Scottland revolts and attacks England so charles goes to parliament to ask for money to defend the country they deny him. now the parliament also know as the round heads lead by Oliver cromwell the royalist …show more content…

Some of the initial change are that before these advances you were either a farmer or you had a trade like blacksmithing or basket weaving. There was a big jump in the job market for unskilled labor. Due to the fact that it was unskilled labor many children were used for dangerous jobs like cleaning machinery people were moving from the farms into urban areas. Machinery replaced some craftspeople and changed the role of women in the household, clothing was now made in textile mills watch use to be the job of the woman in the family. The economy was great for everyone above the lower middle class but the low classes were paid low wages and placed in dangerous work environments.

The long term effects of the industrial revolution is that we would not live in the world we now know. The industrial revolution made the population grow exponentially due to advancements in agriculture and health of the human body . Also it is a key factor in the present role of women in the workforce and in the home.

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