Demographic Changes in Eighteenth-Century Europe AP European History Unit 4.

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Demographic Changes in Eighteenth- Century Europe AP European History Unit 4

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Demographic Changes in Eighteenth-Century Europe

AP European History

Unit 4

Schedule

Thursday, Friday: Social and Cultural Changes of the 18th century

Monday – Review Unit 4

Tuesday –Review Packet Due (receive in class on Monday)

Wednesday – Introduction to French Revolution

Thursday – Introduction to French Revolution (Causes)

Friday – Quiz: Unit 4 (Multiple Choice)

The Agricultural Revolution

Agriculture in 1700 Same SOL as

Middle Ages 80% of west

Europeans were farmers

Low output Open-Field

System Heavy taxation of

peasants

Features of Agricultural Revolution Increased production of food New methods of cultivation Selective breeding of livestock Science and technology applied to agriculture

Agricultural Revolution in England 1700-1870: triple crop yields Crop rotation (Charles Townsend) Seed drill; use of horses for plowing (Jethro

Tull) Selective breeding of livestock (Robert

Blackwell) Enclosure Movement

The Enclosure Movement

Began in 16th century Ends open-field system Fence fields and common pasture lands Increased commercialization of agriculture Invest in new technology Growth of large farms in England Corn Laws (1815)

Causes of the Population Explosion

Agricultural Revolution New foods become staple crops Improved food transportation Better diet = stronger immune systems No more bubonic plague (after 1720) Improved sanitation Wars less destructive Smallpox Vaccination (late 18th century)

Population Explosion

Medical improvements: End of bubonic plague Lady Mary Montagu: original idea of vaccinations Edward Jenner – foundation for science of immunology for vaccine for smallpox Smallpox:

17th c.: 25% of deaths in England 18th c: 60 million die 400,000/year on average 80% of Europeans contracted it and were scarred for life

•1650-1750: population plateau•After 1750: dramatic growth•1700-1800: population grows from 120 million to 190 million

Diets in Western Europe

•Influence of the Columbian Exchange•Potato provided Vitamins A and C; average Irish male ate 8-10 pounds of potato a day•English have the best diets

Other Demographic Features of 18th Century Europe

Atlantic Slave Trade Loss of “population” after American

Revolution (approximately 2.5 million) Increased life expectancy Improved public health techniques Early 18th century: older marriage ages Late 18th century: earlier marriage ages Increased # of illegitimate births