Ch. 7 Sec. 1 Dawn of the Industrial Age

Industrial Revolution  Chain of events in mid 1700s that dramatically changed the way of life  Started in Britain  Simple hand tools to complex machines  Rural life to industrial cities  Initiated by Agricultural Revolution  Enclosure – taking over of land formerly shared

Results of enclosure  Output rose  Profits rise with need of fewer workers  Worker migration to cities (provides labor force for industrial revolution)  Population increases dramatically  Food surplus – better health, live longer, more children

New Technology  New sources of energy  Water wheel to coal and the steam engine  Invented by Newcomen applied by James Watt to operate machinery and powering locomotive and steamships  Used to produce iron for the construction of machines  Abraham Darby used coal to smelt iron  Less expensive and better quality iron