Industrialization final edition Flashcards
Where did the industrial revolution begin
Britain in England
Enclosures
Cultivation of larger fields with fences
Crop rotation
Best use of land best development by farmers
Medieval three field system
Wheat turnips barley in Clover
What does wheat do to the soil
Exhaust the soils nutrients
What do root crops do to the soil
A.k.a. turnips
They give back nutrients specifically they give back nitrogen
Why did farmers moved to cities
To look for better jobs
When people started moving to cities what happened
Urban areas became the center of life on
cities became overcrowded and sanitary and polluted
Selective breeding
Would choose specific shape to breed breed purposely making them bigger
led to the growth of population
Industrialization
Process of developing machine production of goods
Essential question: Why did the industrial revolution spread from England
What resources did England have
- water power and coal to fuel machines
- Iron ore to construct machines
- Rivers for inland transportation
- Harbors for merchant ships to sail
How did population growth spur the industrial revolution
The more people there were the harder it was to keep the same society the people realize they had to change their ways they need to have more efficient ways of making more food which led to crop rotation they also needed better ways of transportation and they needed more food and more textiles and clothes
What was the first transformed industry in the industrial revolution
The textile industry
How did railroads revolutionize life in Britain
- Railroads spurred industrial growth by giving manufacturers jobs and also giving railroad workers and miners jobs
- Railroads boosted England’s agriculture in fishing industries
What signified culture change in Britain
Steam powered engines
How were the living conditions in England
How many social economic and political problems they elect housing and education in police protection than many people crowded into dirty dark shelters had many diseases
What epidemic swept through the slums of Britain
Cholera did through the water supply
How were the working conditions in England
People had to work 14+ hours a day including kids and women
the factories were very dangerous and weren’t very clean
ppl had many injuries but no aid to help injuries
What benefits did the industrial revolution produce
Healthier diet’s better housing mass produced textiles technological progress increased wealth of nations laborers got shorter hours and higher wages (eventually) and the lifespan increased (eventually)
How does the Industrial Revolution impact our world today
Has changed our world to this day children now have to have working permits
What are the long-term effects of the Industrial Revolution during that time period
Governments derived Profit from industrial revolution
produced tax revenues
the funds allowed government to solve political problems
also helped with the military so they could take over
Economic successes and fails were evident in Manchester
