By Joe Quick

 What factors led to the Industrial Revolution?

“The Agricultural Revolution”  Parliament allowed farmers to fence in their land.  New tech. and knowledge to improve yields.

The Domestic System”/Cottage Industry  Small scale industry (done in peoples houses).  Mostly involving the production of textiles.

New Economic Conditions  Supply and demand  capitalism

 Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in Great Britain?

 Abundant Natural Resources and Food  more food because of agricultural revolution.  Lots of coal and iron deposits

 Large Labor Supply  Rapidly growing population  Agricultural revolution caused lots of people to move to the cities looking for jobs.

 Britain’s Favorable Government  Parliament passed laws to promote investment in businesses.

 Britain’s Prosperous Middle Class  Entrepreneurs begin to invest in business and open up factories and start corporations.  Successful merchants

 New Inventions + Already Thriving Textile Industry = Faster Production  The Flying Shuttle  Spinning Jenny

 Textiles-cloth  Industry-factories  Manufacturing-making things  Urban-living in a city

 Rural-living in the country: the rural population.  Capitalism-property  Entrepreneur-an investor  Labor-work