The industrial reveloution Flashcards
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Define
Domestic system
The frist major system of producing goods, via commonpeople doing it in their own homes with simple,cheap but inefficent equipment to make low-quality goods.
Machines
Domestic system
- 1733, John Kay, Flying Shuttle ,Weaving
- 1764 , James Hargreaves, Spinning Jenny,Spinning
Frist introduction
Domestic system
Yorkshire, early 17th century
Power source
Domestic system
Human labor
Define
Factory system
The second major system of producing goods, via the use of specially designed buildings,and paid workers, using advanced, efficent but expensive machines to produce high quality goods
Machine
Factory system
- 1769 , Richard Arkwright , Water Frame,Spinning
- 1779, Samuel Crompton, Mule,Spinning
- 1785, Edmund Cartwright,Power Loom, Weaving
Frist introduction
Factory system
Lancashire and Central Scotland, mid-18th century
Power source
Factory system
Frist water, but eventually upgraded to steam
What was the most important textile industry in Britian during the early 18th century
Woolen cloth
What was the woolen cloth industry based of ?
Domestic system
Define
Master Clothier
A person, who collected domestic cloth of the town to sell in the nearest market town.
What occured in 1750 thaat caused probelms for the domestic system
The population grew very quickly , in a short timeframe, resulting in demand to be too much.
What eventually took over woolen cloth as the best textile industry
Cotton
What was the cotton industry based of?
Factory system
Why were factories built
For the new more efficent machines required more space than the house
