BELLWORK 9-7-17 What is the textile industry? GET A TEXTBOOK
Chapter 21 the Industrial Revolution
OPEN TEXTBOOK TO PG 630 READ & DISCUSS 630-632 Today we will discuss how conditions in Great Britain led to the rapid growth of the textile industry, which in turn led to huge changes in many other industries. WHY DO YOU THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT TO STUDY????
A REVOLUTION BEGINS IN GREAT BRITAIN 1700-1900 SOURCES OF ENERGY HUMAN & ANIMAL WATER & STEAM THE ERA WHEN THE USE OF POWER-DRIVEN MACHINERY WAS DEVELOPED IS KNOWN AS THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION HOW DOES STEAM AND WATER POWER MACHINES??
Water wheel
WHY WAS GREAT BRITAIN THE START OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION?? 1. EXPLORATION & COLONIALISM RAW MATERIALS NEW MARKETS TO SELL GOODS SEAPOWER 3. POLITICAL STABILITY 4. GOVERNMENT SUPPORT GROWTH OF PRIVATE INVESTMENTS—R&D
AGRICULTURE ALSO PLAYS A ROLE AGRICULTURE ALSO PLAYS A ROLE R&D on farms because people began to experiment with methods to make agricultural work easier. Jethro Tull Better breeding methods Better varieties of food Enclosure Movement WHY WOULD ALL THIS LEAD TO A GROWITH IN POPULATION?
GB had the 3 factors of production that are key to economic success LAND LABOR 3. CAPITAL
REVOLUTION BEGINS WITH TEXTILE INDUSTRY COTTAGE INDUSTRY DIES MORE WOOL PRODCUED AMERICAN COLONIES LED TO INCREASE IN COTTON SPINNING JENNY TO RICHARD ARKWRIGHT’S SPINNING FRAME JOHN KAY DEVELOPS “FLYING SHUTTLE”, EDMUND CARTWRIGHT-POWER LOOM FACTORIES DEVELOP BECAUSE MACHINES TOO LARGE FOR HOMES WHAT WAS THE RESULT ON HOME WEAVERS???
STEAM POWERS THE REVOLUTION JAMES WATTS STEAM ENGINE CHANGES WHERE FACTORIES COULD BE BUILT RICHARD TREVITHICK INVENTS STEAM POWERED LOCOMOTIVE ROBERT FULTON INVENTS STEAM SHIP HOW DID THEY PRODUCE THE STEAM TO POWER THE MACHINES??? WOOD TO COAL
GET IN YOUR GROUPS AND SUMMARIZE INDUSTRIALIZATION SPTREADING TO OTHER COUNTRIES ANSWER THE FOLLOWING FOR P.638-639 FOR INDUSTRY IN THE WEST, AMERICA, EUROPE AND ASIA. BE PREPARED TO DISCUSS IT. WHO WHAT WHEN WHERE WHY
BELLWORK 9-8-17 WHAT ARE SOME ADVANTAGES OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION?
Industry spreads West because of the mindset of people there… Industry spreads West because of the mindset of people there….individual freedom. GB outlaws the selling of machines—keep it at home Spreads to US thanks to Samuel Slater—Father of American Industry—sneaky sneaky William Cockerill brings industry to Europe---Belgium Japan is late in game but far in front of other countries Why not France? Why not Germany?
9-12-17 BELLWORK Describe how factories changed cities. People, housing, jobs
What do you think the effect of the growth of textile factories had on slavery in the US? Why? Who benefitted?
COTTAGE WORKERS TURN TO VIOLENCE 1811 NOTTINGHAM TEXTILE FACTORY ATTACKED BY COTTAGE WORKERS LUDDITE MOVEMENT BEGINS WITH NO VIOLENCE TOWARDS PEOPLE—ONLY FACTORIES THEY OPPOSED MACHINES THAT WERE HURTFUL TO THE COMMUNITY BY 1812 IT SPREADS TO OTHER COMMUNITIES LUDDITES CAUGHT & HUNG BRINGS END TO MOVEMENT HOW MIGHT YOU FEEL IF YOUR LIVELIHOOD WAS TAKEN FROM YOU??
Called “black country” because of so much pollution SEE PAGE 642-643
3 levels of participants in a New Economy Wealthy business men to invest mid level employees to run factories & supervise employees Low level employees to run machines (no skills necessary) with no one person responsible for product WOULD THE EMPLOYEE SEE ANY PROFITS? WHAT WOULD THE QUALITY OF THE WORK BE LIKE?
GOVERNMENT DOESN’T WANT TO GET INVOLVED WHY DO YOU THINK THEY DO NOT WANT TO GET NIVOLVED IN REGULATING BUSNIESS? MANY PPL THOUGHT IF GOV GOT INVOLVED IT WOULD HELP POOR PEOPLE TOO MUCH AND THEY WOUDLNT WORK AS HARD SO THEY DIDN’T PASS LAWS RELATING TO WORK HOURS, SAFETY, OR CHILD LABOR WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS? LABOR UNIONS FORM AND STRIKES BEGIN READ SADLER REPORT
During the Industrial Revolution and the move to the factory system, a new class of workers are going to development. The middle class Why? Which jobs within the factory? Who is in the upper class? The lower class?
Factories lead to the American System Mass production Interchangeable parts Assembly line What might the advantages & disadvantages be of this?