1. The Industrial Revolution
(1688 – 1850)

2. The Origins of the I.R. The Enclosure Acts Mercantilist Policies
by 1850…
- Drove peasants to the urban areas…
Mercantilist Policies
Policies decline during 18th century…
Power of banks / creditors increase…

3. More Origins… Energy Sources… Innovations…
Timber shortages as early as 1620…
Many consequences…
Innovations…
- Inventive spirit begins in Scientific Revolution…

4. The Spread of the I.R. Agents of the I.R.... - W. Cockerill...
- F. Harkort…
- S. Slater…
Government Support...
tariffs, infrastructure, etc…
F. List…
Zollverein…
The Role of Banks...
creditors…
Credit Mobilier…

5. The Effects of the I.R. control of capital… work patterns…
- from government to individuals…
work patterns…
- when…
how…
why…
who…
class structures…
the “new” classes…
advent of the “isms”

6. More effects of the I.R. balance of power… worker’s rights…
Factory Act 1819
Limited the hours worked by children to a maximum of 12 per day.
Factory Act 1833
Children under 9 banned from working in the textile industry and yr. olds limited to a 48 hour week.
Factory Act 1844
Maximum of 12 hours work per day for Women.
Factory Act 1847
Maximum of 10 hours work per day for Women and children.
Factory Act 1850
Increased hours worked by Women and children to 10 and a half hours a day, but not allowed to work before 6am or after 6pm.
Factory Act 1874
No worker allowed to work more than 56.5 hours per week.
balance of power…
- provokes imperialism and retaliation…
worker’s rights…
- Beginning of the worker’s rights movement…
Parliamentary changes…
- Slow to propose…even slower to accept…