1. Industrial Revolution
Chapter 9 Sections 1 and 2

2. Factory Work

3. Factory Work

4. Factory Work

5. Factory Work

6. Factories

7. Industrial Revolution
begins in Great Britain in the 1700’s, transition from making goods by hand to making them by machine.

8. Capitalism
economic system based on private ownership where money is invested with goal of making a profit.
This system drives
Industrialism

9. Beginnings of Industrial Revolution
small farmers loss their land- move to cities to become factory workers
improvements in farming methods – leads to fewer richer farmers with more land
Britain possessed ideal conditions for growth of industry

10. Agricultural Revolution
1600s: Begins in Great Britain
Crop Rotation  growing different crops each year to keep land fertile:
leads to huge population growth: fewer richer farmers with more land and more available workers

11. 4 Advantages of Great Britain
Natural Resources (water, coal, lumber, iron ore)
Rivers for inland transportation of goods and resources
Harbors for merchant ships to sell goods in other countries
Large Population of workers

12. 3 Factors of Production Labor Land Wealth
These 3 must present for Industrialism to occur
Land
Labor
Wealth

13. Textile Industry First to be industrialized to make clothes Wool
Cotton
Linen

14. Industrial Improvements
Spinning Jenny (weaves fabric into thread)
Cotton Gin 1793 (easily removes seeds from cotton plants)
Steam Engine (used on ships & trains)
Roads Improved (better transportation of goods)

15. Class Tensions wealthy merchants/factory owners lived in comfort
factory owners, merchants began to grow wealthier than landowners
lowupper mid-class  gov’t employees, doctors, lawyers, managers of factories
er mid-class  toolmakers, printers, mechanical drafters
working class  poor workers saw little improvement in their
living/working conditions,
● machines began to replace their jobs

16. Negative Aspects
factory owners wanted machines running for as many hrs
average worker spent 14 hrs on job, 6 days a week
workers had to keep up with machines
factories poorly lit or clean
machines injured workers
no government program to provide aid
most dangerous were coal mines (frequent accidents)

17. Positive Aspects created jobs for workers
contributed to wealth of nation
fostered technological progress/inventions
increased production of goods
raised standard of living
healthier diets, better housing
expanded educational opportunities