to identify how britain changed between 1750 and 1900 by the end of the lesson you will all have...
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To identify how Britain changed between 1750 and 1900
• By the end of the lesson you will• All have identified at least 5 changes to Britain
over the period• Some of you will also have noted what stayed
the same
1750’s 1830’s 1890’s
Where did most people live?
Where did most people work?
How did people move?
How and where were things made?
What was the speed of life?
What was the quality of life like?
Draw out the grid and use the text book and pictures which follow to complete the table.
The Open Field System
Most villagers had at least a few strips of land
The villagers were self-sufficient since they grew enough food for themselves.
Farmers wasted a lot of time travelling to their scattered strips of land
If the farmer did not weed his crops properly this would affect his neighbours as well
There was little point in buying expensive machinery for such small strips of land
All farming equipment needed was made by local traders
At all times one third of the land was left fallow
Paths and wasteland which separated strip of land could have been used for growing crops
Everyone had to grow the same crops
Animals were killed in winter since there was no fodder in the winter
All villagers had the right to graze animals on the common land
Farmers worked together and farming communities were close knit
Scattered strips of land meant that every farmer had a fair share of good and bad land
Diseased animals grazing on the common land could easily affect healthy animals
Reasons to keep the Open field system
Reasons to get rid of the Open field system