History - The Eighteenth Century
17 important questions on History - The Eighteenth Century
What was the matter with the parliament between England and Scotland?
What act was passed in 1707?
Who is Bonnie Prince Charlie?
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Describe the loyalties of the Wigs and the Tories in the eighteenth century.
How come that the 18th century was politically stable?
In the 18th century, the newly emerging industrial mode of production caused a great upheaval in the pattern of everyday life. In what way did it change?
Explain the beginning of the party system in Britain.
- Whigs: political descendants of the parliamentarians.
- They supported the Protestant values of hard work and thrift
- Were sympathetic to dissenters
- Believed in government by monarch and aristocracy together.
- Tories: had a greater respect for the idea of the monarchy and the importance of the Anglican Church.
Why did London in this period (18th century) come to dominate as a city?
What were the origins of modern government in the 18th century?
What part of Britain was most strongly affected by the Industrial Revolution. Why?
What is a ‘country seat’? Why did it become popular in the 18th century?
What were the causes of the Industrial Revolution?
- The greatly increased trade allowed that Britain gradually acquired an empire in the Americas, along the west African coast and in India.
- Technical innovations in manufacture and transport.
Which 3 areas became industrially important in the 18th century?
Who was Nelson? and Robbert Peel?
What is a country seat?
What was the Boston Teaparty?
Important dates in the 18th century (1700-1800)
- 1707 = The Act of Union is passed = The Scottish Parliament joins the English and Welsh parliament in London
- 1782 = James Watt invents the first steam engine
- 1783 = After a war, Britain loses the southern half of its Nothern American colonies
- 1788 = The first British settlers (convicts and soldiers) arrive in Australia
- 1800 = The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland is formed (after the separate Irish parliament is closed
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