CAUSES OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION IN ENGLAND

CAUSES OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION IN

ENGLANDEngland/British Empire

THE PURPLE SLIDES HAVE YOUR ANSWERS

3.Britain’s advantages

1. Advancements in Agriculture

2. Rise and Fall of Cottage Industry

4. New inventions in

textiles

5. Improvements

in Transportation

6. Railways

Factory and Industry In Cities

Subsistence Farmingin the Country

READING ONE:#1. What was the

Agricultural Revolution

Improvements in farming that led to healthier and more

workers for factories

⌂ #2. What were enclosures? Enclosure Acts fence in lands and give ownership to just a few

Agricultural Revolution Begins in England

⌂ #3. Describe 1 change of the Agricultural Revolution Improvements included the seed drill, new crops like turnips, selective breeding of livestock and crop rotation

READING TWO:

#4 What was the Cottage Industry

The beginning of small industry when farmers began to spin and weave wool in their homes for

city merchants

#5: What were the advantages of the cottage industry?

⌂ Farmers needed

work in winter and this made them extra money.

⌂ Whole families could work together in their own home

⌂ Merchants sold more cloth at cheaper prices. England grew richer.

The End of the Cottage Industry

#6. Why did the cottage industry end?

URBANIZATION

⌂ New technology made faster machines but farmers couldn’t afford them. Only factories could

⌂ Farmers also started losing jobs due to enclosure and increased agricultural production

READING THREE:

#7 What were three

advantages Britain had over others

included a warm climate, stable political system, rivers and easy

water transportation and access to natural resources

RIVERS

TinCoal

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READING FOUR: Inventions of Industrial Revolution

#8. How did the spinning jenny change the textile industry?

⌂ It spun more thread at one time increasing production and lowering costs.

#9. What was the overall effect of the machines on the production of goods in the home?

⌂ The new machines were too expensive for farmers so merchants built factories and people moved to cities.

#10. what was the impact of the cotton gin on English cotton products

⌂ The cotton gin made it easier for the seeds to be removed so the English could make more cotton products.

Necessity is the Mother of Invention

Need to make something else

faster

New Invention

Make it faster

Flying shuttle needed more

thread

Invent Spinning Jenny

Now need faster weaving

Invent spinning mule

READING FIVE:Improvements in Transportation

⌂ #11 How did the steam engine help Britain? The steam engine ran the machines in factories without having to rely on water power. Cheaper and faster and more reliable.

⌂ #12. How did water transportation help Britain? Britain was an island location with easy to navigate rivers. plus they developed a series of canals that connected their river systems.

⌂ #13. What was a turnpike? A turnpike was a road that a businessman built for profit. He then charged people to use it.

READING SIX Railway Age Begins

#14. Who was George Stephenson? An engineer who built the first locomotive called the rocket that connected Liverpool and Manchester.

#15. Describe two ways that the locomotive changed Britain?

⌂ More jobs for people in railroads and faster/cheaper transportation of goods. Easier commuting, and connected the country.

THE BIG PICTURE REMINDER!

⌂ Could you write a paragraph with the following topic sentence….

⌂ There were many causes of the Industrial Revolution in England…

3. England’s advantages

1. Agricultural Revolution

2. Rise and Fall of Cottage Industry

4. New inventions in

textiles

5. Improvements

in Transportation

6. Railways

Factory and Industry In cities

Subsistence FarmingIn country

Lots of healthierpeople needed jobsand moved to cities

Families couldn’tafford new machines In homes

England had geographic advantagesand political stability

New inventions and transportationImprovement brought more machines

Spread of Industrial Revolution

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