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Your name………………. Subject………………….. Class…………….. Teacher name…………………. Teacher: Mr Jones. Britain in 1750. Learning Objective: To investigate what Britain was like in 1750. By 1750, a man was closer in material possesions (things he owned) to a Roman

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  1. Your name………………. Subject………………….. Class…………….. Teacher name…………………. Teacher: Mr Jones

  2. Britain in 1750 Learning Objective: To investigate what Britain was like in 1750. By 1750, a man was closer in material possesions (things he owned) to a Roman general than to his grandsons in the next century. David Landers, historian.

  3. Starter • What differences did you spot?

  4. Your Year 8 – what will you learn? • Industrial Revolution: how did it come to this? • The Slave Trade: the darkest period of human history • Who shot JFK: a murder investigation • WWI, The Holocaust and WWII: War and the impact on people

  5. Industry, Revolution, Population, Immigrants, Agriculture Definitions The number of people in a country. A complete change. It can also mean to overthrow the government. The work and methods involved in making things in factories. People who move from one country to live in another country. Another word for farming.

  6. Quiz • The average age people died was ___. • Most people got around by _______. • The biggest job in 1750 was _______. • To travel the country it would take _____ weeks. • Out of every 1000 babies born _____ would die. • Most people died from a disease called __________. • One in _____ mums died in childbirth.

  7. SELF ASSESSMENT R4A4G4 One thing I did well was…. One target to help me improve is…

  8. The Industrial Revolution: Beginnings • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Efq-aNBkvc • While watching the video, try to answer all of the questions on your sheet.

  9. Imagine… • It is 1750. You don’t know anything about Britain, but you have been told by your King to go and find out. • You must prepare a factfile on Britain for your King back home. Use these headings to help you: The people: how many? where do they live? The people in charge: Who runs the country? How? Where Are they from? Health of the nation: what are the common illnesses and diseases? how long do people live? How did people make money: Where did people work? Which towns were growing? What jobs were there in the cities? How ‘arty’ was Britain? What books were bring written? Who were the famous artists and Composers? Travel: How advanced was Britain’s travel? Was it quick or slow? How did people have fun? ‘Great’ Britain: Were the British taking over other countries? If so, why?

  10. Plenary Bad Good

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