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P. 240 Steam Power
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Explain this phrase from your text: “inventions built on inventions.”
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What were the 3 traditional sources of power at the beginning of the Industrial revolution?
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How were large streams used by factories in Britain to get power?
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Newcomen’s Steam Engine
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Thomas Newcomen came up with a solution that mines were having in the early 1700s. What
was the problem and what was the solution?
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Watt’s Steam Engine
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What was Watt’s innovation that made steam engines more efficient?
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P. 241 How was work transformed?
Cottage Industry
6
Describe how the ‘cottage industry’ worked?
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7
Cottage workers were paid for ‘piecework’. What does this mean?
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Complete this chart by referring to page 241.
Advantages and Disadvantages of the Cottage Industry
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Disadvantages
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