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2 Historical significance of the Industrial Revolution An ancient Greek or Roman would have been just as comfortable in Europe in 1700 because daily life ws not much difernt-agriculture and tech ology were not much cha nged in 2000+ years The Industrial Revolution changed human life drastically More was created in the last 240+ years than in the previous 2500+ years of human history

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4 That Nation of Shopkeepers! -- Napoleon Bonaparte

5 The Enclosure Movement

6 “ Enclosed ” Lands Today

7 Metals, Woolens, & Canals

8 Early Canals Britain’s Earliest Transportation Infrastructure

9 Factory Production Concentrates production in one place [materials, labor]. Concentrates production in one place [materials, labor]. Located near sources of power [rather than labor or markets]. Located near sources of power [rather than labor or markets]. Requires a lot of capital investment [factory, machines, etc.] more than skilled labor. Requires a lot of capital investment [factory, machines, etc.] more than skilled labor. Only 10% of English industry in 1850. Only 10% of English industry in 1850.

10 Domestic System-pre Industrial RevFactory System Methods-Hand tools-Machines Location-Home-Factory Ownership and Kinds of Tools -small hand tools owned by worker-Large power-driven machines owned by the capitalist Production Output -Small level of production -Sold only to local market -Manufactured on a per-order basis -Large level of production -Sold to a worldwide market -Manufactured in anticipation of demand Nature of Work Done -Worker manufactured entire item-Worker typically made one part of a the larger whole (Henry Ford ’ s assembly line – 20 th century-kept worker stationary) Hours of Work-Worker worked as much as he/she would and could, according to demand -Worker worked set daily hours Worker Dependence on Employer -Worker had multiple sources of sustenance- other employers, own garden or farm, and outside farm labor -Worker relied entirely on capitalist for his/her income- urban living made personal farming and gardening impractical

11 The Factory System

12 Textiles: Why is this the first Industry in England?

13 Richard Arkwright: “Pioneer of the Factory System” The “ Water Frame ”

14 John Kay’s “Flying Shuttle”

15 Jacquard’s Loom

16 Textile Factory Workers in England 1813 2400 looms 150, 000 workers 1833 85, 000 looms 200, 000 workers 1850224, 000 looms>1 million workers

17 The Power Loom

18 Textile Factory Workers in England

19 Coalfields & Industrial Centers Factories are relocated near raw materials, workers and ports

20 18001 ton of coal50, 000 miners 185030 tons200, 000 miners 1880300 million tons500, 000 miners 1914250 million tons1, 200, 000 miners Coal Mining in Britain: 1800-1914

21 Young Coal Miners

22 Child Labor in the Mines Child “hurriers”

23 British Coin Portraying a Factory, 1812

24 Young “Bobbin-Doffers”

25 James Watt’s Steam Engine

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27 Political Changes Social Changes  Expansion of world trade  Factory system  Mass production of goods  Industrial capitalism  Increased standard of living  Unemployment  Decline of landed aristocracy  Growth and expansion of democracy  Increased government involvement in society  Increased power of industrialized nations  Nationalism and imperialism stimulated  Development and growth of cities  Improved status and earning power of women  Increase in leisure time  Population increases  Problems – economic insecurity, increased deadliness of war, urban slums, etc.  Science and research stimulated

28 Communication and Transportation Revolution Steam Ship Steam Locomotive Modern Railway Age the most important of which was the Liverpool and Manchester line of 1830 ability to haul its train at over 30 miles per hour set the standard for locomotive design A railway boom and mania followed during the 1840s

29 Later Locomotives

30 The Impact of the Railroad

31 “The Great Land Serpent”

32 Steam Tractor

33 Communications Revolution

34 British Pig Iron Production

35 Crystal Palace Exhibition: 1851 Exhibitions of the new industrial utopia.

36 Crystal Palace: Interior Exhibits

37 Crystal Palace: British Ingenuity on Display

38 Crystal Palace: American Pavilion

39 By 1850 : Zones of Industrialization on the European Continent ùNortheast France. ùBelgium. ùThe Netherlands. ùWestern German states. ùNorthern Italy ùEast Germany  Saxony

40 Industrialization By 1850

41 Railroads on the Continent

42 Share in World Manufacturing Output: 1750-1900

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44 19 c Bourgeoisie: The Industrial Nouveau Riche

45 Criticism of the New Bourgeoisie

46 Stereotype of the Factory Owner

47 “Upstairs”/“Downstairs” Life

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49 Factory Wages in Lancashire, 1830 Age of Worker Male Wages Female Wages under 11 2s 3d. 2s. 4d. 11 - 16 4s. 1d. 4s. 3d. 17 - 21 10s. 2d. 7s. 3d. 22 - 26 17s. 2d. 8s. 5d. 27 - 31 20s. 4d. 8s. 7d. 32 - 36 22s. 8d. 8s. 9d. 37 - 41 21s. 7d. 9s. 8d. 42 - 46 20s. 3d. 9s. 3d. 47 - 51 16s. 7d. 8s. 10d. 52 - 56 16s. 4d. 8s. 4d. 57 - 61 13s. 6d. 6s. 4d.

50 Industrial Staffordshire

51 Problems of Pollution The Silent Highwayman - 1858

52 The New Industrial City

53 Early-19c London by Gustave Dore

54 Worker Housing in Manchester

55 Factory Workers at Home

56 Workers Housing in Newcastle Today

57 The Life of the New Urban Poor: A Dickensian Nightmare!

58 Private Charities: Soup Kitchens

59 Private Charities: The “Lady Bountifuls”


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