Jonathan Reiley

What factors led to the industrial revolution

The Agricultural Revolution

• They got new from the new world crops like corn and potatoes

• New farming technology to improve the yields

The Domestic System

• Rural people were farmers and crafters• Most production of textiles made of wool

New Economic Conditions

• The demand for trade and manufactured goods increased

• Capitalism is a new theory

Why did the industrial revolution begin in great britain

Abundant natural resources and food

• They used waterways and rivers for transportation

• They had lots of iron and coal deposits

Large labor supply

• The agricultural revolution caused people moving to cities looking for jobs

• rapidly growth in the population

Britains favorable government

• The parliament passed laws to promote investment in business

• They had more business

Britains prosperous middle class

• Merchants sell the products through britain and the world

• Entrepreneurs invest in business and open factories

New inventions

• The flying shuttle (1733 John Kay)• The water frame (1769 Richard Arkwright)• The cotton Gin (1793 Eli whitney)• An Effective Steam Engine (1882 James Watt)

Definitions

• Textiles - any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, felting.

• Industry - the ownership and management of companies, factories.

• Manufacturing - the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery on a large scale.

• Urban- living in a city• Rural- living in the country

Definitions

• Capitalism - an economic system in which investment and ownership is made and maintained by private individuals or corporations.

• Entrepreneur - a person who organizes and manages any enterprise, especially a business, usually with considerable risk.

• Labor – a job or task done or to be done