Causes and Effects

Complete the following outline Each important event needs a cause and effect –find them. When complete, inform your teacher. Together, you will post your presentation on your class wiki at

Contributing factors: A: Agricultural practices changed B: Population Grew C: Money investing and investors. D: Transportation

Changes in Cotton Production: A: The invention of the “flying shuttle” made weaving faster. B: The water –powered loom invented by Edmund Cartwright

The Coal and Iron Industries A:. The demand for coal for the steam engines led to an expansion in coal production. Using coal aided the transformation of the iron industry B: A process called puddling helped to produce a better quality iron. With this process the British iron industry boomed.

Railroads A: Were particularly important to the success of the Industrial Revolution. B: Building railroads created new jobs for farm laborers and peasants. This lead to the creation of larger markets, more factories, and more machinery.

What technological changes led to Industrialisation? What was the social impact of the Industrial Revolution on Europe –especially on women and children?

New machines Railroads Changes in the cotton production The factories

Two new social classes emerged : 1. The industrial middle class 2. The industrial working class People were better fed and resistant to diseases Children and women were exploited by owners of cotton factories