1. A New Kind of Revolution
Main Idea
In the 1700s conditions in Great Britain led to the rapid growth of the textile industry, which in turn led to huge changes in many other industries.
Essential Questions
Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in Great Britain?
How did industrialization cause a revolution in the production of textiles?
How did steam power the Industrial Revolution?
Where did industrialization spread beyond Great Britain?

2. A Revolution in Great Britain
During the 1700s changes in technology began based on the use of power-driven machinery. This era is called the Industrial Revolution.
1. Colonization- gave Britain more raw materials & new market for finished goods
2. Strong navy- aided in trade & transportation
3. Govt. Support- passed many laws that favored business
4. Private investment- provided funds for investment
Factors for Success
Research and development on farms
Seed drill
Improved livestock breeding
Better varieties of food crops
Increased food supply
Population grew
Enclosure movement
Agricultural Factors

3. Britain’s Big Advantage
The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain.
Had essential elements for economic success
Factors of production
Land
Labor
Capital

4. Find the Main Idea
Why was Great Britain in the 1700s ideally suited to be the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution?
Answer(s): Colonies around the world supplied raw materials; powerful navy facilitated trade; waterways provided power and transportation; enclosure movement led to large labor supply; private investors provided funds for investment; coal and iron deposits provided needed resources

5. A Revolution in Textiles
Textile Industry was beginning of Industrial Revolution
Weaving was a cottage industry, where labor was home
Industrialization changed this!
- Supply of wool increased
- Cotton farming more profitable b/c of slave labor in America
Invention of cotton gin, spinning jenny, & flying shuttle made cotton even more profitable
New Way of Making Cloth
Cottages were too small for large equipment
Factory invented, but they needed power?
Water frame invented for water power
Many factories built close to?
Cloth-making in Factories

6. Identify Problem and Solution
How did machines solve problems that weavers faced?
Answer(s): spinning jenny, spinning frame, and flying shuttle made weaving faster

7. Steam Powers the Revolution
Most efficient steam engine invented by James Watt
Steam power meant factories no longer had to be near water
Steam locomotives
Steamships developed by Robert Fulton
Development of Steam Engine
Steam engines needed large amounts of fuel to heat water
Wood was scarce
Coal mining industry boomed
Mining was very dangerous
Coal for Steam Engines

8. Make Generalizations
What impact did the steam engine have on the growth of British industry?
Answer(s): factories could be located away from rivers, powered locomotives and ships, led to development of coal as a resource, more factories built near coal mines

9. Industrialization Spreads
Industrialization soon spread to western Europe and the United States. Other regions did not industrialize in the 1800s.
Political liberty
Freedom to compete
Rewards reaped
Improvements
Why Western Countries?
- Britain outlawed export of machines or skilled people
Samuel Slater
-had to sneak on ship to America. Built water frame from memory & was very successful
America
Belgium, 1807
France, 1815
Germany, 1850
Japan, 1868 was first in Asia to industrialize
Europe & Asia

10. Compare and Contrast
How did industrialization in Britain compare to the process in America and Europe?
Answer(s): Britain industrialized first, America and Europe benefited from earlier inventions; political issues delayed industrial development in mainland Europe