Warm UpTurn to pages 250-251. Look at the three

pictures on those pages and read the captions to answer the following questions: Picture 1 (pg 250)-What was one benefit railroads

provided to help spur the Industrial Revolution? Picture 2 (pg 251/top)-Why do workers (then and

now) go on strike? Picture 3 (pg 251/bottom)-What do you think the

working conditions were like in the Great Gas Light Establishment?

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The Beginnings of Industrialization

Industrial RevolutionWhat: greatly increased output of

machine-made goods that began in England during the 18th century

Importance: the change that begins in Britain paves the way for modern industrial societies

Agricultural Revolution By early 1700s, wealthy landowners

started buying up much of the land

They will start dramatically improving farming methods

This will pave the way for the Industrial Revolution

Enclosure MovementWealthy landowners started to close

off their lands with fences or hedges

Results: Experimented with new agricultural

methods Forced small farmers to give up farming

and move to the cities

Increase in FOOD ProductionCrop Rotation: rotate the crop you

harvested to make the soil fertile

Livestock Breeding: breed the healthiest animals to produce bigger animals….which equals more FOOD

More Food

ANDBetter Living Conditions

=Population Boom

Why Britain was the 1st to Industrialize:1. Large population of workers2. Had lots of natural resources

(water power, coal, iron, rivers, harbors)

3. Businesspeople and banks invested and encouraged the manufacture of new inventions

4. Stable government in Britain (no wars fought on British land)

Inventions Spur Technological Advances (pgs 255-257)

Name of Inventor Name of Invention What the Invention Did?

1. James Hargreaves

2. Samuel Crompton

3. Eli Whitney

4. James Watt

5. Robert Fulton

6. John McAdam

7. George Stephenson

James Hargreaves Spinning Jenny

Samuel Crompton’s Spinning Mule

Edmund Cartwright’s Power Loom

Eli Whitney’s Cotton Gin

James Watt’s Steam Engine

Robert Fulton’s Steamboat

George Stephenson’s Train

Railroads…Only Gets Bigger & Better

Benefits of RailroadsProvided a cheap way to transport

materials and finished productsCreated 100,000s of jobs Railroads boosted England’s

agricultural and fishing industriesPeople were able to take jobs in distant

cities due to the easier travel

Project Assignment #1 Imagine that you are an journalist from (France,

Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Portugal, Italy) visiting England. PICK ONE OF THE COUNTRIES LISTED ABOVE

You witness all the dramatic changes that are taking place in England during the Industrial Revolution. Your job is to report the news back to the government of your home nation and describe in detail the changes England is undergoing w/ the Industrial Revolution.

Things to include in your letter:Terms: Industrial Revolution,

Enclosure Movement, Crop Rotation, Industrialization, factory, entrepreneurs

IDEAS: Explain why Britain is taking the lead in industrialization? And the benefits associated with industrialization.

Recommendations: What can you recommend your nation do to follow in the example set by England?