What do you see as the challenges and opportunities facing Britain in the 1780's?

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What do you see as the challenges and opportunities facing Britain in the 1780's?

Plan

Introduction

Para1-opportunities

        Industrial rev

        Agricultural rev

        Population growth

        

Para 2- challenges

        Antiquated electoral system

        Problems that Ind rev & agric rev bring

        Population problems?

Class system

Conclusion

There is no doubt that the whole fabric of society was undergoing a series of massive changes that have part moulded the country we live in today and are therefore still extremely relevant today. The changes had mainly been triggered by the sharp rise in the population and the demands it place on the country, and within this great sweeping wave of change there were still some important areas that belonged to the middle of the previous century. These were the areas of challenges that needed to be modernised to keep up with the rest of the country. It is important to remember that although the following events are tackled individually in the following text they all relate and help to pull each other along, rather like individual threads in a woven blanket.

From the mid 1750's birth rate had steadily increased as death rate fell mainly due to a decline in the great killer diseases that had previously been commonplace throughout the country resulting in an increasingly higher life expectancy. The common result of this was earlier marriage and a generally increased level of prosperity and more opportunities. There is no doubt that the Britain was experiencing an increase in population at this time, between 1750 and 1850 the population increases by 250%.

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A population increase has in all situations placed a strain on supporting industries and services throughout the world and it was no different in Britain. The growing population created demand for raw materials, manufactured goods and services that industry had to supply.

Agriculture was the first area that was massively reformed in order to provide for the larger population. It was also dominated the current economy. An increase in the scientific understanding of agriculture led to more efficient working practices that fully utilised the land available to the farmers. Turnips and clover stopped the need for a ...

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