Industrial Revolution

United Kingdom of Great Britain

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Industrial Revolution

• Began in Great Britain in the 1700’s.

• Brought about industrialism which was a new economic system that relied on the use of machinery, rather than on animal or human power.

Causes of the Industrial Revolution

• Change in how British landowners used the land

- Landowners enclosed lands and grew

large tracts of the same crop. This

allows for larger crops and more money.

- Often the land was used for pasture

to provide for sheep and cattle.

Causes of the Industrial Revolution

• Britain had a large number of people available to work in industry.

- The enclosure movement forced many peasants off the land - These people moved to the big industrial cities to work in the new factories. - Population grew in the 1700’s and more workers were available

Causes of the Industrial Revolution

• Britain had an abundance of natural

resources such as coal and iron.

- Coal was used for fueling the machines

used in the factories

- Iron was the main material used for

fabricating the machines

Causes of the Industrial Revolution

• Britain has wonderful harbors for shipping and rivers for transporting goods to the coast.