Briefly explain the rise of london as a industrial and modern city 5 points please
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. Industrialisation changed the form of urbanisation in the modern period.
. The early industrial cities of Britain such as Leeds and Manchester attracted large number of migrants to the textile mills set up in the late 18th century.
. The city of London was a powerful magnet for migrant populations, even though it did not have large factories.
. London was a colossal city and its population expanded four-fold from 1 million to 4 million; as the Industrial Revolution attracted more and more people.
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1. By 1750, one out of every nine people of England and Wales lived in London. It was a colossal city with a population of about 675,000.
2. Over the 19th century, London continued to expand. Its population multiplied fourfold in the 70 years between 1810 and 1880, increasing from 1 million to about 4 million.
3. The city of London was a very powerful magnet for migrant populations, even though it did not have large factories.
4. 19th century London, was a city of clerks and shopkeepers, of small masters and artisans, of a growing number of semi-skilled and sweated outworkers, of soldiers and servants, of casual labourers, street sellers and beggars.
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