This section is for those students who would like to extend their knowledge and skills further.
Manchester
The northern English city of Manchester demonstrates many aspects of the Industrial Revolution and therefore makes a good case study. In 1858 Chambers' Edinburgh Journal stated that 'Manchester streets may be irregular, … its smoke may be dense, and its mud ultra-muddy, but not any or all of these things can prevent the image of a great city rising before us as the very symbol of civilization, foremost in the march of improvement, a grand incarnation of progress'.
http://www.achistoryunits.edu.au/learning-sequence-1-4/tabs/y9-industrlia-ls1-1.html
http://www.achistoryunits.edu.au/learning-sequence-1-4/tabs/y9-industrlia-ls1-1.html
Activity
The button below will take you to a website that has some detailed information about Manchester and it's development during the Industrial Revolution.
It contains many primary sources from which we can gain a good insight into the standard of living at the time. Read through the information and fill in the table (see PDF file opposite) |
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