1. The Industrial Revolution
Ch. 12 Section 1

2. The Industrial Revolution
Time period when many new advancements led to the creation of modern engines and the factory system.
What caused this?
1. Improved methods of farming
2. The population explosion
3. Energy invention – using water for power, steam engine, etc.

3. It all starts in England!
Dramatic increase in food supply
More people could be fed at lower prices w/ less labor
Growth in population
People were eating better – living longer healthier lives
More people to work in the factories
Ready supply of money to support growth
Many natural resources
Rivers for water power and transportation of goods
Lots of coal and iron ore for manufacturing
Many markets to sell goods

4. What were the 1st Factories?
Textile mills for spinning cloth
Located near a water source for power

5. Improved Transportation
Turnpikes – private roads that charged a fee to use them
Canals – to link waterways
Steam locomotive – faster land transportation
Steam Boat – faster water transportation

6. The New Factories The factory system created a new labor system
Factory owners wanted to use their machines constantly to improve production
Workers were forced to work in shifts
Strict regulations and discipline
Adult workers were fined for being late and fired for serious misconduct
Child workers were often beaten

7. How did this change the world?
New machines and new ways to raise production levels
More factories = more production of goods
Factories = Industry = Power and Money!!!
Industrialized country – a country w/ industry (factories)
Industrialized countries b/c more wealthy & powerful than unindustrialized nations
Unindustrialized nations – countries w/ no industry
Balance of world power will b/g to shift
Industrialized countries b/g to take over unindustrialized countries