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Industrial R evolution. 12-1. Industrial Revolution. Increased output of machine-made goods Began in England during the 18 th century Machines begin to do the work . Why Great Britain . Agrarian Revolution 1700s – farming got better Expansion of land Good weather
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Industrial Revolution • Increased output of machine-made goods • Began in England during the 18thcentury • Machines begin to do the work
Why Great Britain • Agrarian Revolution • 1700s – farming got better • Expansion of land • Good weather • Improved transportation • New crops • Increased food supply
JethroTull • Invents seed drill in 1701 • Sowing seed by scattering was wasteful • Drill spaces seeds at specific depths • More seeds take root = more crops
Crop Rotation • Plant different crop in a field in different years • Improves on three-field system • Replenishes nutrients
Livestock breeders • Robert Bakewell only allows best sheep to breed • Avg weight of lambs increases
2. Population growth • More food = more people • More people = more food
Enclosure Movement • Fenced-off lands • Larger more efficient farms • More crops • People moved to towns • Labor force for factories
3. $$$$$$$$ • Ready supply of capital • Invest in new machines and factories
4. Natural Resources • Rivers - TRANSPORTATION • Coal - FUEL • Iron - MANUFACTURING • Ports - TRADE • Population – WORKERS • Navy - PROTECTION
5. Markets • Places to sell goods • Colonial empire • Shipping • Demand at home increased • b/c of population growth • Cheaper food • Higher demand for cotton
6. Political stability as an advantage • No wars on British soil • Positive attitude from military success • Parliament protects business • Pass laws to encourage and protect business ventures
Cotton Production • Cottage industry • Done in a persons rural cottage or home • Spinners make cotton thread from raw cotton • Wove cotton thread into cloth on looms • Competed w/India
Technological Advancements • Flying shuttle • Made weaving faster • Spinning jenny • James Hargreaves - 1764 • Made thread faster • Water loom - 1787 • Edwin Cartwright
Steam Engine • James Watt • 1782 – engine used to drive machines • Cotton mills use steam engines • Didn’t need to be near water • Increased production of cotton cloth in GB • Sold all over the world • Competed with other nations
Coal and Iron Industries • Success of steam engine meant more coal needed • Expanse of coal mining • Puddling • New process of purifying iron ore • Led to production of higher quality iron • GB produced more iron than rest of world combined by 1852
New Factories • More and newer factories meant new labor system • $ = wealth - More money the better • Only make money when factories are open • People work in shifts • Need more workers • Came from the rural areas
Working Conditions • Owners want to keep factories open • 12 -16 hrs a day/6 days a week • Same work week after week, year after year • No minimum wage • New dangers • Dark, dirty factories • Dangerous machines • No workers compensation
Women and children work in factories • Carry-over from cottage industry • Family worked together
Railroads • 18th century – more efficient means of moving goods developed • Railroads • Linked manufacturing cities with ports • Manchester to Liverpool • Created new jobs for farm laborers and peasants
Less expensive transport meant cheaper goods • Created larger markets • More goods sold = more need for goods • More factories and machinery
Social Impact of Industrialization • Population and Urban Growth • Industrial Middle Class • Industrial Working Class • Early Socialism
Population and Urban Growth • Decline in death rates led to population explosion • Less frequent wars and epidemics • Increase in food supply
Migration • Famine and poverty led to immigration • Irish to America • Enclosure laws and industrialization increased urbanization • Growth of cities
Industrial Cities Rise • After 1800, most Europeans live in cities • Urbanization • City building and movement of people to cities • Caused by growth of factory system • Cities triple or quadruple in size • Factories develop in clusters • Built near sources of energy – water and coal
Living Conditions in Cities • Cities in England have problems • Lack adequate housing, education, police • Unpaved streets – no drainage, garbage piles up • Overcrowded bedrooms for workers • Widespread sickness
Class Tensions Grow • Industrialization creates lots of $ • Merchants and factory owners live good lives • Big homes in the suburbs
Industrial Middle Class • Social class of skilled workers, professionals, businesspeople, and wealthy farmers • Landowners look down on middle class as “vulgar” • Larger middle class emerges – gov’t employees, doctors, lawyers, managers • Lower middle class – factory overseers, skilled workers
Positive Effects of Industrialization • Created jobs • Contributes to wealth of the nation • Increased production of goods • Raised standard of living • Healthier diets • Better housing • Cheaper clothing • Expanded educational opportunities