|ndustrialisation and Protest 1 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. 3 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? 2 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
