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You will compare and contrast with the following: Glorious Revolution American Revolution French Revolution Russian Revolution
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Started in Britain It was slow, uneven process. Production shifted from simple hand tools to complex machines New sources of power replaced humans and animals Since it began 250 years ago it has spread throughout the world.
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Humans Animals Water Steam Power Coal Electricity Oil Nuclear Power Oil
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Neolithic Agricultural Revolution took place 12,000 years ago Second Agricultural Revolution - 300 years ago Fertilizers, Turnips, Mixed Soil, Crop rotation Enclosure movement Results were dramatic. Effect? Farm laborers lost work – migrated to cities
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JETHRO TULL’S SEED DRILL ENCLOSURE MOVEMENT
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What was the cause of this explosion? Stable food supply Declining death rate Reduced risk of famine Better hygiene and sanitation Less disease Increased infant mortality
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Mechanization of production Cottage industries or putting out systems were replaced by factories Urbanization People become consumers rather than producers Poverty New inventions transform cityscape. Positive and negative changes.How did this happen?
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Natural Resources Coal Iron ore Human Resources New Technology Economic conditions – capital & demand Political & Social Conditions
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COAL IRON ORE
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Due to Agricultural Revolution workers were displaced Was surplus labor Migrated to the cities for work Worked in factories or Coal mines Iron Ore mines 2.New Technology Britain was the leader in technology in the early industrial revolution
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Overseas empire enriched economy Business acquired wealth (capital) Capital was used to invest in huge enterprises such as mines, railroads & factories. Population explosion boosted demand for goods Economic prosperity enabled middle & upper class to become consumers of new products produced by industrial revolution
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FACTORY WORK COTTAGE INDUSTRY
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Labor conditions Sweatshops Child Labor Low Wages 12 hour days in some cases 6-7 days a week Hazardous working conditions No workers compensation for injuries Exploitation
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Urbanization
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Section 4: Political & Economic Responses Adam Smith and Laissez-Faire Thomas Malthus on Population David Recardo on Wages
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Jeremy Bentham John Stuart Mills
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