1. Industrial Revolution 1750 - 1850

2. Industrial Revolution
Most revolutionary of all other revolutions
Over the 4000 yrs we have studied very little had changed for the average person

3. Pre Industrial Revolution
Most people lived off the land
Life expectancy for the last 15,000 yrs was 35
Education was a privilege not a right
In all this time we never developed a weapon that would kill over a dozen people at a time
Never came up with a way to travel faster that horseback
15,000 yrs most people did not own or use a item made outside their community

4. How did the Industrial Rev affect you?

5. Simple Stat to sum it up
Before Industrial Revolution – 80% of people farmed
Today in the US – less than 1% of people are farmers

6. My Definition of the Industrial Revolution
It was an increase of production brought about by the use of Machines and characterized by the use of new power sources.

7. Where will the Industrial Revolutions start?
The Industrial Revolution will start in Europe.
Great Britain to be exact. Why?
We will cover this later.

8. The series of inventions that led to the Industrial Revolution
Flying Shuttle
Spinning Jenny - H20 power
Water Frame – H20 power
Power loom – H20 power
Steam powered water pumps

9. Coal Coal was being used as a heat source in Britain
Coal was cheap there because it was close to the surface there
Mines flooded
Coal steam powered water pump invented to pump out water
Pumps powered by coal kept coal cheap which caused more desire for cheap coal

10. James Watt’s Steam Engine
His more efficient steam engine (powered by ??????) will be adapted for all kinds of new stuff.
Power source for textile mills machinery
Steam powered boats
Trains

11. Oh the steam engine, how important are you to us today?
We may have advanced but all these are just large steam engines. The one on the left is coal powered.

12. Mines can be deeper now because of water pumps more coal can be mined
Mines can be deeper now because of water pumps more coal can be mined. More coal allows for other chemicals to come in use.
“Before that you suffer it to be washed, lay it all night in urine, the next day rub all the spots in the urine as if you were washing in water; then lay it in more urine another night and then rub it again, and so do till you find they be quite out.” Hannah Woolley, The Compleat Servant-Maid, 1677

13. Why does the Industrial Revolution start in Great Britain?
At this time Europe, China and India was technologically all the same at this time

14. Great Britain had 4 big advantages
1st advantage – Coal
It is really all about coal
Automating and new power source
GB had a lot of coal near the surface
Replaced wood for heating and cooking which caused demand
Demand made for more need to pump water out of mines which caused demand for steam engines fueled by coal to power pumps which caused demand for more coal

15. Positive Loop Created
In other words Cheap British coal was needed to keep British coal Cheap, and Cheap British gave rise to better machines to keep British coal Cheap.

16. British Advantage #2 Britain had highest wages for labor
Cheap energy costs
Gave incentive for people to find alternatives to labor (both China and India did not need automation because labor was cheap)

17. British Advantages #s 3 & 4
# 3 - Some British aristocrats, unlike their counterparts in Europe, had interest in the world of business.
Joint Stock Companies
Merchant navy protected by the most powerful navy in the world
# 4 – Religious toleration policy established in 1688
Allowed for a much larger pool of skilled labor

18. What drove this Industry?
Cotton cloth
India started this market because it could make it cheap with cheap labor
Great Britain wanted to get into this market so it had to automate to be competitive
From Great Britain the Industrial Revolution would spread throughout the world.

19. The First Industrial Society
Great Britain
And the social effects

20. Classwork/Homework
From the reading provided and starting at “The First Industrial Society” do the following annotations.
Underline key events or social changes
Place ( ) around causes and label in the margin “Cause”
Place [ ] around effects and label in the margin “Eff”
Place a box around any word that you don’t know and look it up. Failure to do this may significantly change the meaning of what you are reading
Place a ? Next to anything concept that you are having difficulty understanding and ask me in class to further explain this. I promise you that at least 5 more people in the class have the same question

21. Questions about last night’s reading?
Industrial society skit
There will be 6 groups
Each group will be given A social class
2 aristocracy , 2 middle class , 2 laboring class
You will need to research, write and perform a skit in class depicting real issues surrounding your social class. (it can be tragic to comedy as long as you deal with the issues of the class)
I would suggest picking a specific person or occupation to give your skit a foundation to work off of.
(you will have 3 days, including today to work on this. We will be doing some other stuff in class so you will not have the entirety of class to work on this)