Industrialization Notes: Flashcards
a period in which their is a shift from agricultural economy to a manufactoring economy; a shift from rural living to urban living
Industrial Revolution
Revolution beings where?
Great Britain
true or false? the industrial revolution slowly spreads to other countries around the world.
TRUE.
What was the key for industrialization?
CHEAPER, BETTER, FASTER
How many steps are there in the birth of industrial revolution?
Five Steps.
Agricultural revolution changes farming practices:
- made farming cheaper
- lowered food prices
- population grows
The first step.
Parlament passes enclosure movement laws
-increases the populations in the cities
2nd step
GB had extra money to use a capital
-start up money for machines / factories
3rd step
Lots of natural resources in Gb
4th step
market w/ lots of people wanting to buy goods
5th step
________ provided water power for new factories and transportation of goods -
Rivers
________powered steam engines and steam boats -
Coal.
_________used to create machines & steam engines -
Iron.
What was Britain’s primary manufactured items? -
Textiles (cloth)
True or false: people first spun their own thread into cloth before machines? -
TRUE.
James Hargreaves invented the what?
The spinning Jenny
The spinning Jenny did what/
spun the cloth into thread faster than weaves could
Who created the water loom?
Edmund Cartwright
True or false: the spinning jenny and water loom made it cheaper, better, and faster?
TRUE. YES
Because steam engines used coal, they could be ______________________.
___Found Anywhere.
Mechanization increased the population in what _____
Textiles.
Factories created a new what? -
Labor system.
True or false: to keep machines going, people had to work around the clock.
TRUE.
Factories were ____________________________.
dirty, loud, dangerous machines
Would you rather work in factories or the Cottage Industry?
Cottage Industry
Why were the Cottage Industry better than factories?
Because they were safer, and the workers could have longer breaks, and would get payed more
What is the KEY MAIN POINT to the industrial revolution?
Transportation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What transportation was created and provided faster transportation of goods, it relied on coal-
RAILROADS!!
Building railroads led to more ________ for ________ and ________.
jobs for farmers and peasants
true or false: Great Britain became the world’s 1st industrial nation in the 1800’s?
TRUE!
The industrial revolution spreads to other parts of________ at different times.
Europe