The INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION Quaestio Why did the Industrial

The INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION Quaestio: Why did the Industrial Revolution start in Britain? Nunc Agenda: Read pages 612 -613 and answer the first checkpoint.

Historical Circumstances Britain had tons of natural resources and favorable geography. Rivers supplied water power and canal trade which brought in materials. � Huge population was crucial by allowing for lots of labor in what we would see today as factories and mines. � Demand for new inventions and materials were aspired leading them to work. � Capitals, money accumulated to be used in enterprises such as shipping or mining, were also starting to grow. � Uninterrupted trade was also important as trade flowed smoothly allowing for materials to come easily and out. �

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During The Revolution • Inventors, entrepreneurs, and investors influenced the Industrial Revolution. • Mechanical engineer George Stephenson made major contributions to the revolution by manufacturing the steam engine for its use as trains to cheaply carry supplies. • Important railway pioneer Joseph Locke was a civil engineer who developed new techniques for laying rails. • Innovations such as the steam engine, cheaper iron production, and the establishment of advanced machinery made up the revolution.

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Effects of this Revolution Urbanization, people move to cities and alter the population. � New social classes including todays term of middle and working class. � Labor unions are formed to reform work conditions. � Methodism was brought among angry workers looking for a new better view of life as workers. � Created more jobs, mass production, increased wages, cost of transportation had dropped. These changes allowed for new opportunities to be experienced by the average citizen. �

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