Causes of the Industrial Revolution

Question 1

what were some causes of the industrial revolution

Answer 1

the growth of factories and mills, access to raw materials, establishment of trade networks, banking, surge in population

Question 2

how did the growth of factories and mills cause the industrial revolution

Answer 2

It provided people with opportunities of employment, which meant more people became employed therefore allowing more people to have a better income-more money for people

Question 3

How did banking act as a cause of the industrial revolution

Answer 3

Financial transactions became safer and easier, this meant that new businesses could access funds more effectively so they could become better established.

Question 4

why did the growth of factories and businesses lead to a growth in banking

Answer 4

Business owners needed more loans and funds from the banks to help with their business ventures

Question 5

how many banks were there in Britain in 1784 compared to 1800

Answer 5

119 in 1784

800 in 1800

Question 6

how did issuing banknotes in 1797 affect the trust business owners had in the banks

Answer 6

Money would now be easier to manage as it was in note form and this meant that business owners would have more trust in the banks that they wouldn’t lose their money- leads to them putting larger sums of money into the banks

Question 7

What raw materials were important during the industrial revolution

Answer 7

cotton, iron, sugar

Question 8

how did the use of raw materials and the establishment of trade networks help industry in Britain

Answer 8

Raw materials e.g. cotton and sugar were very important in factories and if trade links with other countries weren’t properly developed it would be hard to get these raw materials over to Britain in the first place

Question 9

What would’ve happened if raw materials such as cotton and sugar weren’t available in Britain during the Industrial Revolution.

Answer 9

It would mean that factories wouldn’t have had the supplies they needed and led to them closing down. The closing down of factories and businesses would then lead to the closing down of banks

Question 10

how would the closing down of factories and businesses lead to the closing down of banks

Answer 10

The banks would no longer need to hold money for business owners and this would mean that less money would be going into the banks

Question 11

How did the factor of transport help the Industrial Revolution

Answer 11

Once the raw materials arrived in Britain they needed to be efficiently transported around the country to businesses and factories that had a high demand for these materials

Question 12

What new invention’s allowed goods to be easily transported around Britain

Answer 12

Railways, canals, steam engine

Question 13

What happened when canals and roads were improved

Answer 13

This allowed raw materials e.g. coal and finished goods to be efficiently transported between factories, towns, ports and cities

Question 14

What did James Watt adapt in 1785

Answer 14

The steam engine, he made it much more efficient, this transformed power supplies and transportation across Britain

Question 15

What did new coal mining techniques allow

Answer 15

These allowed deeper mines where we could get more coal from- more coal meant more raw materials to be transported around the countries and go to factories

Question 16

How did a surge in population help the Industrial Revolution.

Answer 16

provided a larger workforce
meant more communities began to develop 
lead to urbanization
1750- 15% of population lived in towns
1900-85% of population lived in towns-employment opportunities

Question 17

How did Britain as a peaceful country help the industrial revolution

Answer 17

A parliamentary monarchy helped political stability which meant men could set up their own businesses easier and find new scientific discoveries. Parliament controlled the laws which most people obeyed-powerful government

Question 18

Nam some changes the industrial revolution caused

Answer 18

By 1914 England had become a great trading nation with a worldwide empire
a 260% growth in population
change from agriculture to industry work
a move from water and wind power to steam engines

Question 19

what was a problem of the industrial revolution

Answer 19

where the population rose in Britain and job opportunities did not, the result was a ‘structural imbalance’. too few jobs=widespread unemployment