19th century

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/19th-century

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the period of focus?1801-1900 CE
2. What is the major social movement?Widespread abolition of slavery across European colonies and the Americas
3. What were the big changes that happened in the 1800s?The 1800s had fast factories, new trains, big cities, and new inventions like electricity and cars.
4. Why did many people move to cities during the 1800s?People moved to cities to work in factories, where new machines made jobs and made money.

Industrial Revolution: A period of profound technological, socioeconomic, and cultural change marked by the shift from agrarian to industrial economies.
Imperialism: The policy, practice, or advocacy of extending power and dominion, especially by direct territorial acquisition or by the political and economic control of other areas.
Urbanization: The process by which towns and cities are formed and become larger as more people begin living and working in central areas.
Abolitionism: The movement to end slavery and the slave trade.