BEGINNINGS OF INDUSTRIALIZATION
REVOLUTION?

What is a Revolution?
 “A
radical and pervasive change in society and the
social structure, especially one made suddenly and
often accompanied by violence”
WHY BRITAIN?

Why did the Industrial
Revolution begin in England?
 Hint:
Think about Location and
Place
WHAT CHANGES CAME ABOUT DURING THE
AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION?

Wealthy landowners buy land
 Improve

farming methods
Enclosure movement
 Allowed
for experimentation while forcing small
farmers to the city
 Seed Drill – Jethro Tull
HOW DID CROP ROTATION IMPROVE FARMING?

Crop rotation
 Alternative
crops that exhausted soil nutrients with
crops that restored nutrients
 Food supplies increased
 Living conditions improved
 How
would this affect the population?
 How does population affect what kind of goods are
produced?
WHY DID BRITAIN HAVE AN ADVANTAGE OVER
OTHER COUNTRIES?
Large Population
 Extensive Natural Resources
 Expanding economy
 Political Stability
 Land, Labor, Capital

 What
is “capital”?
BRITAIN’S NATURAL RESOURCES

Extensive natural resources:
Water power and coal
 Iron ore
 Rivers
 Harbors

Why would these natural resources be important?
 Industrialization – the process of developing
machine production of goods – required such
resources

“THE CHILDREN WHO BUILT VICTORIAN BRITAIN”
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87eVOpbco
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