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The Industrial Revolution

By Matthew Clawson

​The Industrial Revolution

Before the Industrial Revolution...

• ​Most people still lived on farms

• those who weren't farmers were skilled craftsmen

• Most women still worked in the household​

• Blacksmiths, cobblers, tailors etc. ​

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The Industrial Revolution

Beginning in Europe...

• Water Mills --> textile industry (growth of production)

• Richard Arkwright - Water Frame --> cotton thread production

• More jobs in the textile industry ​

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Multiple Choice

With the new improvements to the textile industry, the speed of production for clothing is going to go...

• Up

• Down

• Stay the same

Multiple Choice

The increased demand for clothing this means America is going to need to produce ________ cotton

• Less

• More

The Industrial Revolution

In America...

• ​The Industrial Revolution will eventually make it to America

• Samuel Slater brings textile improvements to America

• The Steam Engine --> powered by coal --> Railroad (this is really important)

• Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin​

• ​Increased speed of cleaning cotton and removing the seeds

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Changes in Cities...

• ​Changes in the workforce - more people working in factories - more people living in cities

• Less "skilled jobs" - less specialized ​

• More women starting to go into the workplace​

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Cotton textile industry - the beginner of the industrial revolution

In 1765, James Hargreaves invented the ‘Spinning Jenny’. Within twenty years the number of threads one machine could spin rose from six to eighty.

 

In 1769, Richard Arkwright patented the ‘Water Frame’. This, as its title would suggest, used water as a source of power but it also produced a better thread than the spinning jenny.

Unit 4 | History

Cotton textile industry - the beginner of the industrial revolution

In 1779, Crompton’s ‘Mule’ was invented. This combined the good points of the water frame and the spinning jenny and resulted in a machine that could spin a cotton thread better than any other machine.

 

In 1781 Boulton and Watt invented a steam engine that was easy to use within a cotton factory. By the 1790’s, the steam engine was used in increasing numbers in cotton factories. Therefore there was less reliance of water and the availability of water. Factories tended to be built nearer coalmines as a result.

 

Unit 4 | History

Cotton textile industry - the beginner of the industrial revolution

Cotton had such a profound impact on Britain, changing its fortunes and facilitating innovation and new ideas. It became the centerpiece of the developing industrial revolution which impacted the country socially, economically, and culturally for generations.

 

Unit 4 | History

Multiple Choice

This is called as...

• Cromford Mill

• Spinning Jenny

• Water Frame

• Handloom

Multiple Choice

This is called as...

• Ploom

• Spinning Wheel

• Water Frame

• Handloom

Causes of Industrial Revolution

• The Agricultural Revolution

• A population explosion

• The need for better energy resources