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the growth of cities
Question | Answer |
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In 1550 how many cities had populations greater than 10000? | 156 |
What century had a decline in urban development? | 17th century |
What happened in 1750? | New cities were born. Older and smaller cities grew. |
What were the cities that grew the most 1600-1750? | Capitals and ports |
Who came up with the term "an urban growth from below"? | Jan De Vries |
What fostered the growth of smaller towns and cities near factories especially in Britain? | The Indiustrial Revolution |
Where was poverty more visible within cities? | Crime, prostitution, vagrancy, begging, and alcoholism |
In the Upper Class what the form of government? | Oligarchy |
Who were the most dynamic element of the urban population? | Middle class |
What made artisans economically vulnerable? | The possibility of poor harvests |
What was a staple for the poor? | Bread |
1753 | London Protestant mobs compeled the government |
Lord George Gordon | Raised the specter of an imaginary Catholic plot after the government relieved military recruits from anti-Catholic oaths |