the industrial revolution began in great britain in the 1750s. it quickly spread to
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The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain in the 1750s. It quickly spread to Europe and the United States. Great Britain had many harbors and rivers, as well as coal. It had a good location for trade. Great Britain had a vast colonial empire. This empire brought raw materials to her - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Industrial Revolution began in GreatBritain in the 1750s. It quickly spread to
Europe and the United States.
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Great Britain had many harbors and rivers,as well as coal.
It had a good location for trade.
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Great Britain had a vast colonial empire.This empire brought raw materials to her
ports. Cheap raw materials fueled industrialization.
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The British middle class promotedtrade and industrialization.
They invested capital in manufacturing.
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Great Britain had good transportation andcommunication systems. Canals, postal
service, newspapers, and the world’s mostpowerful navy helped industrialization.
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Before the Industrial Revolution, weaversand craftsmen worked at home. Thiswas known as the domestic system.
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Inventions also helped industrialization.The spinning jenny allowed one person
to spin six or seven threads at once.
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James Watt’s improved steam enginemade steam power available for
mechanical purposes. Steam powercould drive many machines.
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Workers were placed together in factories.Early factories were often unsafe places
to work. Workers worked long hoursand received low wages.
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Urbanization occurred. Large numbersof workers moved from the countryside
to cities.
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The first railroads were created in the early 1830s. Railroads linked cities,
factories, towns, and rural areas.
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A new middle class of capitalists emerged.They developed laissez-faire capitalismor a free market where the government
does not intervene in the market.
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The Industrial Revolution changedworld history.