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ORIGINS OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION Rachel Mayer and Grace Ritchey Period 4 Wednesday, October 27, 2010
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ORIGINS OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
Rachel Mayer and Grace RitcheyPeriod 4
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Discuss the origins and character of early
industrialization in Britain in the late
18th and early 19th century.
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What is the difference?
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Overview
Before the Industrial Revolution
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Early Effects Impact
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Before the Revolution...
Mostly rural
Rich owned land, poor worked
Strips of land
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Why England?
Stable politically
Stable economically
Location
Resources
Knowledge of science
No monopolies
Climate
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Other Causes
Flexible working class Flexible government Cottage industry Accumulation of capital Exports rose Enlightenment
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Agricultural Revolution
Population boom Crop rotation Selective breeding Plough Seed drill – Jethro Tull Enclosure Threshing machine
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Textile Industry
Cotton gin – Eli Whitney Spinning jenny – James
Hargreaves Flying shuttle Women and kids start
working One of the 1st mass
produced products
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Steel and coal
Use of coke Grooved rollers Mostly for making
other machines – machinofacture
Safety features Andrew Carnegie
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BREAK FOR VIDEO
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Transportation and Communicaiton
Trains
Turnpikes
Early automobiles
Telegraph
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Effects
Machine manufactured products
Technological revolution
Social structure
Modern warfare
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Did the Industrial Revolution help or hurt the middle and lower class citizens of England? Why?
How has your own life been affected by the Industrial Revolution?
Which cause do you think most pushed the industrialization?
Do you think the industrial revolution could have started somewhere else? If so where and why?
Best model wins choice!
MORE QUESTIONS?!!!!
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