1. The Industrial Revolution

2. INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
What factors caused the Industrial Revolution?
How did the Industrial Revolution change the ways people lived?

3. The Industrial Revolution
Fundamental changes in the way goods were made and produced.
From cottage industry to factories
MASS PRODUCTION
Large scale production of identical goods
Steam power to run machinery

4. the INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION begins in
Great Britain

5. What industrialization would mean to England
Economic strength: dominant role in international trade would lead to expansion of markets.
Imperialism: need for more markets and resources necessitates England’s colonial ambitions
Nationalism: not as bad as other European nations. Superiority of English culture.

6. Social Impact
Lifestyle change- Agricultural way of life hadn’t changed much in 10,000 years. Now rapid change.
More food production: Less starvation and hunger; concentrate work elsewhere.
Population Explosion: Better sanitation and hygiene means healthier living conditions. Birth rates up, death rates down

7. Why Industrialization begins in Britain
Geographical Advantages
Harbors, rivers & coal
Transportation and Communications
Coastal trade, canals, port towns, postal service, newspapers, navy

8. Early Canals

9. Why Industrialization begins in Britain
Large Colonial Empire
Raw materials
Powerful middle class
Capital, labor and new industrial inventions

10. Why Industrialization begins in Britain
Improvements in Agriculture
Scientific method use to improve production

11. Innovations in Textile Manufacturing
Spinning jenny (1764), used a single wheel to control several spindles at a time.

12. Innovations in Textile Manufacturing
James Watt, a Scottish inventor, improved the steam-engine (1769)
Allowed factory construction to be placed anywhere, no longer dependant on water

13. SHIFTING from home to factory

14. From HOME to Factory DOMESTIC SYSTEM
Before the Industrial Revolution craftsmen working at home, spinning wool by hand

15. From Home to FACTORY
Factories, large number of workers could be supervised and use machines driven by water or steam power
England’s plentiful supplies of coal and water provided resources to run the factories

16. Working Conditions
Appalling places to work, with unsafe and unpleasant conditions
Work hours were long, and workers pay was low
Children preformed dangerous tasks

17. Write a caption for this cartoon

18. U R B A N I Z A T I O N
From the countryside farms (RURAL)

19. URBANIZATION
With the shift of work to factories, large number of workers moved from their farms and homes in the countryside to cities.

20. Effects of Urbanization
Cities became crowded and highly unsanitary
Factory smoke polluted the air
Local governments were often unable to cope with the needs of large numbers of workers

21. The INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
The transformation of Britain

22. Coalbrookedale by Night (1801) Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg

23. Describe how the painting depicts changes resulting from the Industrial Revolution.