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• 1 Romantic period

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• What was a consequence of the French revolution?

  There was political unrest, the Irish wanted to get rid of British opression

• What meant the French revolution for Britain?

  They were scared because it was the nearest run thing to happen because people were inspired by the ideals of the French revolution

• Why where children important in the romantic period?

  They stand for simplicity, true nature, beauty and freedom and childrey were not yet affected by the society

• What did people think because there was a very high mortality amongst children?

  If we invest in our children, and they die at a very young age, what do we have left?

• What were the consequences because of the Industrial revolution?

  - People moved from the country to the city and villages were deserted in the country side.
  - economic depression (people were starving), the working people had a difficult time and some of them blamed the church

• How was the political situation?

  Tough, the auhorities didn't respect British civil right

• How could you see that the authorities didn't respect the civil rights?

  At Peterloo, people demonstrated for civil right but the army was sent and people were slaughtered

• How did abolutionism spread?

  They held meetings in churches all over the country

• How did the government used nature during the war of the French?

  When they were fighting Napoleon, they used nature as a symbol for patriotism and nationalism

• How was the economic and social situation after the battle of waterloo?

  The next worst thing to a batlle lost, is a battle won. People who returned from the army lost their jobs