Classical Liberal Ideas Of Changes To The Class System

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The classical liberal ideas of changes to the class system impacted the 19th century society because it gave the owners of factories/mines more power to pursue economic freedom, private property, and self interest. With little government involvement stopping them.

Before the Industrial Revolution the upper class were the nobles, the middle were the merchants, lawyers, and the clergy, then the lowest class were the peasant farmers. The class system changed with the Industrial Revolution, with the new working class and the nouveau riche. The nouveau riche was made up of wealthy factory/mine owners, bankers, and merchants. The working class were the large population of unskilled workers working in these factories/mines. The nouveau riche were