An Agricultural Revolution: Sinking Money into the Earth Monday October 28

Review: What 5 factors made Britain the ideal location for the onset of the industrial revolution?

What factors made Britain the ideal location for the onset of the industrial revolution? A labour supply Stable pro-business government Captial Technology Good transportation We can also add: Markets: Had wealthy people to purchase the goods, new markets in colonized countries. Raw materials: coal in Britain…

Review: Continued Add coal and markets to your mind map This will be a short answer test question: “Why was Britain the location where the Industrial Revolution started in Europe?”

Stable Pro-Business Government Make a mind map for the elements of industrialization. EXPLAIN how each of these would contribute to industrialization at this time Page 129-130 Labour Supply Stable Pro-Business Government Markets Raw materials Industrialization Capital Technology Good transportation

On your Q-Card… Answer the test question: “Why was Britain the location where the Industrial Revolution started in Europe?”

Learning Outcomes I can explain how agricultural changes impacted the growth of industry in Britain during the I.R.

An Agricultural Revolution You are going to be given a number (1,2,3) 1 – You read page 131/132 and take notes on how farming USED to be 2 – You read page 132/133 and take notes on how new breeds were important to the agricultural revolution 3 – You read page 133/134 and take notes on how new crops/technologies were important to the agricultural revolution Summarize!

An Agricultural Revolution Old ways of farming New Breeds New Crops and Technologies

Agricultural Revolution Questions – due tomorrow Questions are on the website! You can do the questions on your laptop, but do questions #2, 7, and 8 on a separate piece of paper to hand in!

Go Deeper… If you are a 1: Research “who was John Deer and describe his invention known as the plough” If you are a 2: Research Cyrus McCormick and his invention the Reaper If you are a 3: Research Jethro Tull and his invention the Seed Drill **Find pictures as well as information to share with your group!