Industrialisation Flashcards
Define the Industrial Revolution
A period of time usually 1750-1900 when Britain experienced social and economic changes from cottage to factory based systems
What revolution preceded the Industrial Revolution in Britain?
The Agricultural Revolution
What was the population of Britain in 1750?
6 million
What was the population of Britian in 1811?
18 million
What was the population of Britain in 1850?
27 million
What did the ‘Wealth of Nations’ propose?
Free market and laissez-faire economics to promote economic growth
Who wrote the ‘Wealth of Nations’ and when did he write it?
Adam Smith, 1776
What term is used to describe small scale industry performed in homes?
Cottage industry
Before steam powered engines were invented where were factories/mills sited?
Next to rivers to power the engines/machines
Was the south-west and south-east of Britain agricultural or industrial during the Industrial Revolution?
agricultural/farming/agrarian
When were ‘laissez-faire’ economic policies in operation and what were they designed to do?
1800-1830 - designed to encourage business/production/the industrial revolution
Give 3 reasons/factors that caused the industrial revolution. 9 marks
Technology, banking, entrepreneurs, natural resources, small country/easy to travel to the coast, navigable rivers, peaceful country, stable government, protestant work ethic
Which raw material powered the steam engine?
Coal
Why was Lancashire good for cotton mills? 4 reasons
Cool climate stopped the cotton thread from splitting and close to the port of Liverpool, slave trade port and access to trading links, eastern coast closer to American trade, Manchester to Liverpool railway built in 1830
By 1850 how many towns had grown to the size of 50,000 compared with only 2 in 1750?
27
What % f factories employed more than 1000 people?
3%
Hinterland
Surrounding area
Hinterland in Liverpool and Bristol
. Liverpool had rapidly expanding hinterland
. Bristol did not have valuable hinterland as its harbour was less accessible than Liverpool’s deep sea port
Why did Liverpool have a better location than Bristol
. Can sail without waiting for the tide and less likely to be attacked by French ships
. Further north so raw materials could easily be transported there
Why did Liverpool and Bristol initially grow
Slave trading city
Liverpool population in 1700, 1750 and 1800
. 8,000 in 1700
. 22,000 in 1750
. 78,000 in 1800
Bristol population in 1700, 1750 and 1800
. 20,000 in 1700
. 50,000 in 1750
. 64,000 in 1800
Where did most people live during the Industrial Revolution?
Countryside
In traditional agricultural society what were families like
Families worked together as a unit of production
What were women like in a traditional, agricultural society
Women could parent and produce foods or goods
What was work and play like in traditional, agricultural society
Work and play were flexible and interwoven
What did factories do to the lives of working class families
Broke up the family economy