HW #1: DUE BLOCK HW #1: DUE BLOCK

18th Century Key Question: Was the Industrial Revolution “progress”?

During the lecture: Add your own questions and comments to left-hand column

Industrialization The process of using machines to produce goods

I. Why did England industrialize first?

A. Agricultural Innovations - The Enclosure Movement - fields owned by wealthy landowners enclosed - larger fields = New methods (crop rotation!) SO…Small farm owners out of business

“Enclosed” Lands Today

QUESTION  What happened to all the displaced farmers? (Take a guess…)

2. Effects of new Agriculture Food supply increased, so…Food supply increased, so… a. Population b. More people want more stuff c. Rural to urban migration – move to cities

1. Factors of Production: Definition: resources needed to produce goods and servicesDefinition: resources needed to produce goods and services-Land -Labor (work) -Capital ($) B. Resources: England had them

2. Raw materials  COAL!  METAL!  WOOL!  And…

WATER…why was THAT important?) Canals: Britain’s Earliest Transportation Infrastructure

Coalfields & Industrial Areas

3. Labor Child labor in the mines: “hurriers”

Question : Why were children considered “good” laborers?Why were children considered “good” laborers?

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II. New Inventions A. Textile production (wool, cotton, etc): - Spinning Mule (powered by water) - Spinning Mule (powered by water) Big! Not for use at home!

Ponder this… People used to work out of their homes. Spinning mule was a massive machine. What HUGE change was needed to get this work done? Creation of…People used to work out of their homes. Spinning mule was a massive machine. What HUGE change was needed to get this work done? Creation of…

B. Factories Large buildings with large machinesLarge buildings with large machines Possible benefits? Problems? (HW #1)

Textile Factory Workers in England looms 150, 000 workers , 000 looms 200, 000 workers , 000 looms>1 million workers

How did the factory system change workers’ lives?  Rigid schedule  hour day  Dangerous conditions  Mind-numbing monotony  Think “Modern Times”…

C: Railroad Steam powered!Steam powered! Liverpool- Manchester Locomotive: -13 ton load -24 mph! -Opened 1830

 Railroad’s effect: 1. Cheap transport  industrial growth 2. New jobs (for railways workers, miners) 3. Goods (and people) now traveled farther

The Impact of the Railroad

Railroads on the Continent

“The Great Land Serpent”

Pause: Add at least 2 questions/comments to section II. New Inventions

“Upstairs”/“Downstairs” Life- What is this cartoon saying?

A.Class Division  “Haves” vs. “Have- nots”  Rich vs. Poor  Bosses vs. Workers III. Effects on society

B. Rural  Urban migration …Rise of cities…and all the problems that come with that

Urbanization – potential problems? LIST at least 3 problems you can think of that might come with rapid urbanization.LIST at least 3 problems you can think of that might come with rapid urbanization.

Industrialization By 1850

Share in World Manufacturing Output:

Pause: Add 1 question or comment to section III. Effects on Society