History chapter 18 section 1
What were the three factors of production required to drive the industrial revolution?
1. An adequate food supply 2. a large and mobile labor force 3. expansion of trade
what were the new manufacturing methods made tremendous growth possible
1. automoation 2. interchangeable parts 3. division of labor 4. assembly line
what were the consequences of the industrialism
1. living and working conditions were horrible- slums, 14 to 16 hours per day work 2. Increase population and productivity
as the factory system replaced the domestic system, four significant changes took place for the worker
1. worker moved to urban environment to be near factory 2. the worker no longer own his tools 3. the worker no longer control his schedule 4. the worker performed his work away form his family creating problems for both workers and society
What preceded the Industrial Revolution
Agricultural Revolution
10 years after the steam powered locomotive was built this person was able to pulled a train of cars for the first time
george stephenson
he invested a way that shoot a jet of air into molten iron would help rid of more impurities then by adding carbon and other metals he developed steel
henry bessemer
who began production of the his famous model t automobile
henry ford
what was one of britian abundant natural resources
iron ore
who invented the spinning jenny which solved the four spinner problem which could spin up to 8 spins
james hargraves
invented the first practical and efficient steam engine by improving the design of an earlier model to provide enough power to run heavy machinery
james watt
who invented the seed drill planter that enabled farmers to plant more efficiently increase crop yields and end the wasteful scattering of seeds
jethro tull
a new method to construct road was developed by this person, he used tightly packed crushed rocks, macadamized roads provided a smoother and more durable surface
john mcadam
What led to the agricultural revolution?
new farming techniques including better methods of farming and new machines
this provided another source of energy after its discover in titusville pennsyvania in 1859
oil
who had the first successful plane flight at kitty hawk, north carolina
orville and wilbur wright
beside the three items factors what else provided for the ease of the industrial revolution in britian
political climate and social climate
what occurred gradually over several decades when powered machines begin to replace hand tools and the modern factory system came into existence
Industrial revolution
Who invented the flying shuttle? which made it possible for a weaver to work faster and to weave cloth of greater width
John Kay
With the increase in efficiency and productivity in agriculture
few people were needed to produce food.
who devised a simple cotton gin with which one man could do the work of fifty pickers
Eli Whitney
Britian remain the leader but this country became a fierce competitor
Germany
where did the first occurred
Great Britian
who invented a process by which iron ore was puddled stirred in the furnace to rid it of impurities
Henry Cort
Who invented the spinning frame?
Richard Arkwright
who built a steam powered locomotive
Richard Trevithick
who put the steam engine in a ship
Robert Fulton
Who invented the light bulb?
Thomas Edison
what is the turnpike trust
a group of five men would financed the building of a road and then charged a toll to those traveling on it
the first stage of the industrial revolution was called this because britian, germany, grance and belgium produced 125,000 tons of steel
age of steel
construction of this water way made it easier to transport heavy or bulky industrial goods
canals
who developed a new system of crop rotation
charles townshend
by the late 19th century this new energy source replace the stream engine called
electric dynamo
what was another influenced in agricultural production that allowed for wealthy landowners to incorporate these common grazing lands into their own estate and form larger farms
enclosure movement
who is know as the Father of the industrial revolution
richard arkwright
Who used selective breeding to produce larger and healthier farm animals?
robert blakewell
who invented an even larger spinning machine called the spinning mule
samuel crompton
what happen to the unemployed farm workers
they moved to the centers of industrial development and formed the labor force of industry
what became an increasing vital part of the british economy in the 18th century
trade expansion as the number of british colonial possessions increased
factories were usually located near
transportation routes, water power or natural resources
what was the system called in britian that improved its roads
turnpike trust
The factory system brought the
workers, raw materials and machinery under one roof
Henry cort also developed a method of rolling and hammering the iron to produce a versatile product called
wrought iron
