1st phase of industrialization (1850-1896) Flashcards
what is industrialization?
industrialization is defined as the large-scale introduction of manufacturing into a society. It shifts an underdeveloped agricultural economy focused on human labor to an industrial economy based on machine labor. It’s a process whereby individual labor is replaced by mechanized mass production and specialized laborers, which boosts productivity.
what did operating machines replace?
crafts people
what replaced workshops?
factories
industrialization was stimulated by which 3 factors?
- population growth
- reciprocity treaty with the usa
- development of domestic market
why was mechanization good?
it produced goods at a fast pace
what is industrial capitalism?
when businesses invest in machines and factories. they then make money by selling goods produced by workers. they then reinvest then money but purchasing more machines and factories
what was essential for moving raw materials and manufcated goods from factories to canadian and foreign markets?
maritime and rail transportation
what was the most efficient way to transport goods?
canals
why did the Lachine canal need to be fixed?
because many larger ships were coming through so they needed to make the canal bigger and Wider
what were the advantages of the rail network?
fast access to raw materials
colonization of new territories
year round transportation
how did the rail network help the colony?
It was way easier and faster to transport goods
what was the rail way like before 1867?
grand trunk railway linked major cities in united Canada and to new Brunswick and nova scotia
what was the intercolonial railway?
it linked the maritimes and the united Canada
what helped the forestry industry grow?
mechanization and expansion of the railway
which industries grew quickly?
pulp and paper and timber
