The Industrial Revolution Begins 1750 - 1850

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The Industrial Revolution Begins1750 - 1850

• Chapter 5

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Witness History Audio

• Matthew Boulton and the Steam Engine

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Dawn of the Industrial Age

• For thousands of years people throughout
  civilizations lived and worked in small farming
  villages.
• In the mid-1700s a chain of events changed the
  way of life for all time.
• The Industrial Revolution started in Britain.
• Production shifted from simple hand tools to
  complex machines.
• The Industrial Revolution spread to the rest of
  the world.

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Life Changes as Industry Spreads

• In 1750, most people worked the land, using
  handmade tools.
• They lived in cottages lit by firelight and
  candles.
• They made their own clothing and grew their own
  food.
• They knew little of the world that existed beyond
  their village.
• By the 1850s, many villages had grown into
  industrial cities.
• People were able to buy clothing and food that
  someone else produced.
• Travelers moved by train or steamships powered by
  the steam engine.
• Skyscrapers and suburbs helped trigger the
  industrialization of the West, the
  industrialized countries in Europe.

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Jethro Tulls Seed Drill
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Agriculture Spurs Industry

• Read pg 171-172
• Answer
• 1. What kinds of statistics might reflect the
  changes that occurred in the Industrial
  Revolution?
• 2. How did farming methods improve during the
  second agricultural revolution?
• 3. How did these changes help lead to the
  Industrial Revolution?

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New Technology Becomes Key

• Read pg 173
• Answer
• 1. Which two technologies contributed to the
  Industrial Revolution?
• 2. How did these two technologies influence
  each other?