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THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION- PART I: BEGINNINGS The Industrial Revolution A time period when mechanization replaced the work of human hands as the primary.

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2 THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION- PART I: BEGINNINGS

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4 The Industrial Revolution A time period when mechanization replaced the work of human hands as the primary means of production, giving rise to the technologies and economies of the 20th century

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6 The Agricultural Revolution Jethro Tull-seed drill crop rotation replaces three field system Robert Bakewell- selective breeding

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10 The Enclosure Movement- British landowners fence off common lands for scientific resource management wool production peasants move to cities

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12 Net result of Agricultural Revolution: more food more population larger labor pool

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14 Britain Becomes the first nation to industrialize Natural Resources coal and iron Commercial traditions Large labor force Water power Harbor

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17 The factory system When all the factors of production are located in same place Increased efficiency and production Requires large amounts of Capital

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19 Key Inventions spur the textile industry which begins British Industrialization James Watt-the steam engine most important invention mobile power source

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21 JAMES WATT

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24 Other Inventions Eli Whitney-cotton gin Cyrus Mc Cormick- mechanical reaper John Deere-steel plow Samuel Morse-telegraph I.M. Singer-sewing machine Alexander Graham Bell- telephone

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27 Transportation Steamboat-Robert Fulton The railroads-move resources/people where they are needed 1825 first railroad in England Railroads power U.S. industrialization

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29 RIDING THE RAILSSTEAM WHISTLE

30 Conclusions The Industrial Revolution changed the way goods were made. Machines now created products which were once made by hand The industrial revolution began in Britain due to natural and human resources available there


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