1. INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION Monica Rizzo

2. Agricultural Revolution In the 1700’s European farmers began to experiment with ways to increase crop production.  Mixing soils  Crop rotation  Growing root vegetables to restore soil  Seed drill (Jethro Tull)  Exchange of ideas

3. Seed Drill

4. Enclosure Movement  Small peasant farms are taken over by large landowners.  Output increased  Peasants were displaced  Villages shrank  Peasants moved to cities in search of work

5. Population Explosion European population soars from 120 million to 190 million between 1700 and 1800

6. Power  Old

7. Power  New

8. Harnessing Resources

9. Newer

10. Steam Engine

11. Need for more steel  Bessemer Process Bessemer Process

12. Quick Write  Will the industrial revolution improve life for the lower classes? Why? Why not?