PPT-The Victorian Period (1832-1901)

Collection Notes 6 Victorian Period 18321901 Collection Notes from your text What social and political factors affected life in Victorian England What did Victorians value How did discoveries in science affect peoples beliefs. 1830-1900. London becomes most important city in Europe. Population of London expands from two million to six million. Shift from ownership of land to modern urban economy. Impact of industrialism. Increase in wealth. 1830-1902. A Time of Change. London becomes most important city in Europe. Population of London expands from two million to six million. Shift from ownership of land to modern urban economy. Impact of industrialism. Period and Oscar Wilde. 1832-1900. England. Victorian Period. Queen Victoria took throne in 1837 (at 18). Long reign, died in 1901 (at 82). England became wealthiest nation . British Empire expansion . (Jackson). (Clay). Election of 1832. Three primary candidates:. Andrew Jackson (Democratic). Henry Clay (National Republican). William Wirt (Anti-Masonic). Wirt (least popular candidate) . . Third Party Involvement. Danielle Gunkel Apex . 6. See Background information in Speaker Notes below. Dainty Work for Pleasure and Profit. Addie E. Heron. Chicago: . Danks. , 1891. Image Retrieved from: . http://www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/rbm/agents/case6.html. Rhiannon, Fatimah, Kiran and Apreetha. Summary. Despite there being different social classes, women were primarily categorised into two groups: Angels and Whores.. Angels: lower middle class to nobility.. Reign of Queen Victoria. (. pgs. . 56-65). Immigrants: Rich and Poor. 1. Where were most immigrants to Canada coming from?. Ireland and Scotland (mostly poor and uneducated). 2. What hardship did immigrants often face?. Curriculum F–10. Familiarisation . Sharon Foster . Victorian Curriculum F–10, Manager. Curriculum. is the statement of the purpose of schooling defines what it is that all students have the opportunity to learn . The ‘gentleman’ was an important figure in Victorian society.. A man’s social class was one part of being a gentlemen – gentlemen were from the upper-classes of Victorian society.. Gentlemen were expected to have strong morals and be kind, particularly towards poorer people. But plenty of people saw this as a less important part of being a gentleman.. Introduction. 1.) How was American politics democratized between 1800 and 1840?. 2.) Why was Andrew Jackson so popular with voters?. 3.) How and why did the Democratic and Whig parties emerge?. 4.) What new assumptions about human nature did religious reform leaders of the 1830’s make?. Optimism and the Belief in Progress. Britain's power, wealth, and self confidence . encouraged optimism and a belief in progress. Ideal family life . (symbolized by the royal family itself) was central to Victorian culture. AP English Lit. & Comp.. Victorian Britain. W. hen you hear “the Victorian era,” what comes to mind?. You might think of women in high-neck dresses, or the Queen of England.. During the Victorian era Britain was economically and culturally the world’s most powerful nation.. Queen Victoria. Reigned from 1837-1901. The industrial revolution. Benefits for the Middle Class. New towns. New goods. New wealth. New jobs. “The hungry forties”. On the whole, the Victorian era was characterized by economic depression. On an average, there were 1.5 million unemployed workers and their families on poverty relief.. period of Queen Victoria's . reign. June . 1837 until her death . January 1901. It . was a long period of peace, prosperity, "refined sensibilities" and national self-confidence for the United . Kingdom.