industrial revolution

how did the process of rotating crops contribute to the agricultural revolution?

some crops take nutrients out of the grid some crops put nutrients in the ground. Crop rotation insured the farmer did not destroy the land.

What did Eli Whitney invent in 1793 that drastically changed the cotton industry?

the cotton gin

What did John Kay invent in 1733 that speedily carried threads of yarn bank and forth when the weaver pulled a handle on the loom? This invention doubled the work a weaver could do in a day.

the flying shuttle

What happened as living conditions and food surpluses grew in England?

the population increased quickly

Run by waterpower, what did Edmund Cartwright invent in 1787 that sped up weaving?

the power loom

What did James Hargreaves invent in 1764 that allowed one spinner to work eight threads at a time?

the spinning jenny

How did livestock breeders improve their methods?

they only allowed there best animals to breed which resulted in bigger animals.

before the industrial revolution how did people make textiles?

they wove them by hand

after buying up the land of village farmers, why did wealthy landowners enclosed their land with fences or hedges?

to cultivate larger fields

As early as 1705 what were coal miners using steam power pumps for?

to remove water from deep mine shalf.

In England, water transportation improved with the creation of a network of canals, or human-made waterways. By the mid-1800s, 4,250 miles of inland channels slashed the cost of what?

transportation both raw materials and finished goods.

What natural resources did England have that contributed to the Industrial Revolution?

water power, coal, iron ore, rivers, and harbors

The Liverpool-Manchester Railroad opened in 1830 and used a locomotive named the Rocket; how fast could the Rocket go?

24 miles per hour.

what did Jethro Tull invent in 1701 that allowed farmers to sow seeds in well-spaced rows at specific depths?

the seed drill

The first railroad line was 27 miles long; in what year did it open?

1825

Where were the first Factories located?

near rivers and streams

In what year did Richard Trevithick haul ten tons of iron over nearly ten miles of track in a steam-driven locomotive?

1804

What year did Robert Fulton's steamboat the Clermont, make its first successful trip?

1807

Due to an explosion of creativity and new inventions, which of Britain's industries was the first to be transformed?

Britains textile industry that made clothes out of wool, linen, and cotton.

How did Eli Whitney's invention cause cotton production to skyrocket?

It speed the process of cleaning cotton from 1.5 million pounds in 1790 to 85million pounds in 1810.

Who figured out a way in 1774 to make the steam engine work faster and more efficient while burning less fuel?

James Watt

when and where did the industrial revolution begin?

middle of the 1700s in england

how did Jethro Tull invention contribute to agricultural revolution?

The seed drill insured a larger share of seeds to take root boosting crop yield.

What did Samuel Crompton invent in 1779 that combined features of the Spinning Jenny and the Water Frame to make thread stronger, finer, and more consistent than earlier spinning machines?

The spinning mule

What did Richard Arkwright invent in 1769 that used waterpower from rapid streams to drive spinning wheels?

The water frame

Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in England?

They had a larger population of workers and extended natural resources.

The invention and perfection of the locomotive had a least four major effects; what were they?

railroads spurred industrial growth, new jobs, boosted englands agriculture and fishing industries, and made traveling easier.

In 1700, what covered most of England's landscape?

small farms

what is a revolution?

a complete change

improvements in farming techniques resulted in an?

agricultural revolution

within these larger fields, called enclosures, landowners experimented with more productive seeding and harvesting methods in order to do what?

boost crop yield

the landowner's larger fields were called what?

enclosures

In addition to natural resources, what else did England have that contributed to the Industrial Revolution?

expanding economy, business people invested in new inventions, overseas trade, high developed banking system, economic prosperity, and political stability.

Due to the larger population's demand for food and goods, as well as farmers losing their land to large enclosed farms, many people became?

factory workers

after buying up much of the land that village farmers had once worked, large landowners dramatically improved what?

farming methods

the enclosure movement had two important results, what were they?

first, landowners tried new agricultural methods. Second, large landowners forced small farmers o become tenant farmers or to give up farming and move to the city.

How were British roads being constructed in the early 1800's

layers of large stone for drainage, then he placed smoothed layer of crushed rock on top.