History - Crime and Punishment - 18th and 19th century - Industrial period changes

18th - 19th Century:

Industrial period changes:

Population rise and movement

• 1750: About 9.5 million people living in England and Wales
• Most lived in countryside villages
• 1900: About 41.5 million people living in England and Wales
• Mainly lived in concentrated in towns

Work

• 18th Century: Most people did farm work
• 19th Century: Most people worked in worshops or factories
• Work had moved into the towns and cities

Voting rights

• Mid 18th Century: 1 in 8 men could vote
• 1885: Nearly all men had the vote
• Governments had to improve housing and health to win normal people votes

Harvests

• 19th Century: Less chance of poor harvests causing high prices or starvation
• Now food could be…