Text Agricultural revolution in England 1500-1850

TLF ID M011227

The resource is about the agricultural revolution in England. It includes a discussion of the ongoing controversy over when and how the agricultural system changed from being one of peasant farmers working in a subsistence economy to a capitalist farming system, using new machinery and supporting millions of people in the fast-growing cities. It describes the changes to farming practices that were an integral part of the revolution. The resource includes text, images and quotation boxes.





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Educational value
  • This resource is useful for addressing the Australian Curriculum: History content description in year 9 relating to the influence that the agricultural revolution had on the industrialisation of Britain. It discusses the changes in farming systems that are regarded by many historians to be the beginnings of the agricultural revolution.
  • This resource contributes to the development of the historical skill of analysing different historical interpretations. Students identify and analyse what has been called 'the enduring myth' of the agricultural revolution: that the revolution was due to a small group of innovative and far-sighted men.
Year level

9

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Contributors
  • Copyright Holder
  • Name: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
  • Organization: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
  • Address: UNITED KINGDOM
  • URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk
  • Publisher
  • Name: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
  • Organization: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
  • Description: Publisher
  • Address: UNITED KINGDOM
  • URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk
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  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
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Rights
  • Resource: BBC © 2012, except where indicated otherwise. You may download, copy and communicate this material for free, and use it in digital and hardcopy format for non-commercial educational use in Australian schools and TAFE institutions, provided you retain all acknowledgements associated with the material. 'Interactive' image: © Education Services Australia Limited 2012. You may copy, communicate and adapt this image for non-commercial educational purposes provided you retain all acknowledgements associated with the image.