Argarian Revolution Flashcards
Who started the Argarian revolution
Charles Townshend
What was the agrarian revolution
He discovered wheat took nutrients out of soil
What did this result as?
Crop rotation
What could then be planted
Barley since it didn’t need much nutrients to grow and it would replenish soil
What other plant did the same thing
Turnips and you could plant clover after turnips to feed animals
What was all of this called
Crop rotation
What was it used for
Farmers could get more produce out of the soil
When did it agrarian revolution begin
1730
What was the enclosure movement
The lords took the land back for themselves and created one big land causing farmers to go broke
What happened to the farmers
They had to walk to nearer cities to find money
What happened as an effect
Created a lot of slums in cities and a huge amount of cheap labour
What year did enclosure movement begin
1750
What was the flying shuttle
A machine that helped with looming, creating clothing faster and easier
What happened to the clothing
It was thicker and better quality
What year did the flying shuttle begin
1733
What was the spinning wheel
A bobble twisting wool and pulling it together as well as feeding the wheel so that it pulled and made thread
What was a big drawback
You could only have as much as the machine could handle at a time
What year was the spinning wheel used until
1763
What was the spinning Jenny
A machine invented by James Hargreaves
What did it do
You could use the machine for mass production to make thread
What year was the spinning wheel used
1764
What was the water frame
A machine that could spin yarn, cotton and wool and it could be attached to the spinning Jenny
What other abilities could it do
It could also power the looms on the spinning Jenny
What year was the water frame used
1769
