CH4 sec. 4.3 The Netherlands in 1848

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sec. 4.3 The Netherlands in 1848

Recap 4.2 

Fill in the gaps

In the nineteenth century .......1....... and living conditions for the new factory workers were poor. Business owners wanted to make as much ......2...... as possible and kept ......3...... low. They also hired ......4...... and ......5...... . Factory owners didn't take safety precautions because of the ......6...... . In the factories many ......7...... happened. 

Workers lived in ......8...... dark homes. The air was filled with filthy ......9...... . Human excrement and  ......10...... were carried in open channels in the streets into rivers and canals. There was no clean ......11...... ............ and ......12...... was poor.

After 1800 merchant capitalism was replaced by industrial ......13...... . The society of estates was replaced by a ......14...... society. In the nineteenth century there were three classes: the ......15...... class, the ......16...... class and the working class.

Program

• Recap 4.2
• Learning objectives
• Explanation 4.3.1-4.3.2
• MC questions
• Explanation 4.3.3
• Correct hw/ week task
• Evaluation 

Learning objectives

1) I can name certain important characteristics of the Kingdom of the Netherlands between 1815 and 1848.

2) I can explain what ideals the liberals had in terms of politics and economics.

3) I can explain why a new constitution was introduced in 1848.

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Different Dutch states

• 1588-1795 Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
• 1795-1806 Batavian Republic
• 1806-1810 Kingdom of Holland
  
• 1810-1813 Part of the French Empire
• 1813-1815 Sovereign Principality of the United Netherlands
• 1815-present Kingdom of the Netherlands

Kingdom of the Netherlands

1813 and 1815 Napoleon defeated

1814-15 Congress of Vienna

1815 Kingdom of the Netherlands

• ruled by king William I of Orange 
• unitary state
• included Net, Bel, Lux

1830 Belgian Revolt. Belgium becomes independent.

Take notes

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Political

• Constitutional monarchy

• Parliament

• Netherlands not very democratic:

- King appointed and dismissed ministers.
- King chose some men in parliament.
- Others were chosen by small group of important men.

Economic

King improved infrastructure (first train 1839).

Take notes

The liberals

Liberalism = political movement that wanted as much freedom as possible.

Political

• Fundamental rights (freedom of speech)

• Say in government for men who owned property .

Economic

• Capitalism
• Economic freedom for businessmen (fewer rules and regulations).
• Government shouldn't interfere in economy.

Take notes

1-Which present-day countries did the United Kingdom of the Netherlands consist of?

1. Belgium, Cologne, Netherlands
2. Cologne, Luxemburg, Netherlands
3. Belgium, Luxemburg, Netherlands

2-What matches a constitutional monarchy?

1. absolutism
2. dictatorship
3. king's power is limited by the constitution
4. king's power is limited by the nobility

3-Put in the correct sequence (old to new)

1) Belgian Revolt leads to the Belgian separation from the Netherlands
2) First steam train ran between Haarlem and Amsterdam
3) William I becomes king of the kingdom of the United Netherlands

1. 1, 2, 3
2. 1, 3, 2
3. 2, 3, 1
4. 3, 1, 2

4-What doesn't match liberalism?

1. economic freedom
2. fundamental rights
3. say in government
4. working class

Constitution of 1848

1840-1849 King William II.

1848 Liberal revolutions in Europe. 

• William II afraid would lose throne.
• King asked Thorbecke to draw up new constitution.

Take notes

Constitution of 1848

Changes in constitution of 1848

• Parliament had highest authority, not the king.
• Ministers appointed by parliament, no longer by the king.
• All members of parliament elected by (rich) citizens, no longer by the king.

Consequences for Netherlands

• Parliamentary democracy: democracy in which an elected parliament is the highest authority, not the king.
• More democratic, but only rich men received right to vote.

Take notes

Get to work

What? Menu

I Answer practice questions 4.3

II Correct hw/ do week task

III Ask questions

How? Alone 

Help? Ask neighbour (whisper). 

Can't figure it out? Ask teacher. 

Time? Until the end of the lesson. 

Done? Learn terms and dates. 

Practice

1815-1848, after 1848 or both?

1) King appointed ministers.

2) King makes laws.

3) Parliament appointed ministers.

4) Constitutional monarchy.

5) Parliament makes laws.

6) King chose men who sat in parliament.

7) Parliamentary democracy.

Learning objectives

1) I can name certain important characteristics of the Kingdom of the Netherlands between 1815 and 1848.
2) I can explain what ideals the liberals had in terms of politics and economics.
3) I can explain why a new constitution was introduced in 1848.

What doesn't match the government of the Netherlands between 1815 and 1848?

1. governing was the ministers' duty and the minister was accountable
2. king decided on laws without asking approval of parliament
3. king appointed and dismissed ministers
4. king appointed members of the Upper House

What doesn't match the government of the Netherlands between 1815 and 1848?

1. parliament monitored decisions taken by the government
2. king decided on laws without asking approval of parliament
3. king was limited by the rules of the constitution
4. king appointed members of the Lower House

What doesn't match the government of the Netherlands after 1848?

1. governing was the ministers' duty and the minister was accountable
2. Lower house was elected by rich citizens
3. parliament checked ministers' work
4. Upper house was appointed by the king

What doesn't match the government of the Netherlands after 1848?

1. king decided on laws without asking approval of parliament
2. plans for new laws had to be approved by parliament
3. the Netherlands was a constitutional monarchy
4. the Netherlands was a parliamentary democracy

Get to work

What? See whiteboard.

How? Alone 

Help? Ask neighbour. Can't figure it out? Ask teacher. 

Time? Until the end of the lesson. 

Done? Learn terms and dates. Ask teacher.