The Industrial RevolutionThe Industrial Revolution

Mr. BachMr. Bach

Accelerated World HistoryAccelerated World History

Why Now?Why Now?

• Scientific Scientific Revolution Revolution

• BourgeoisieBourgeoisie

Why Now?Why Now?

• Growing Growing Democratic Democratic Governments Governments

• ColonizationColonization

Agricultural RevolutionAgricultural Revolution

• Science applied to Science applied to farming methods.farming methods.

• Crop Rotation Crop Rotation

• Enclosures Enclosures

• Jethro Tull – Seed Jethro Tull – Seed DrillDrill

““Enclosed” Lands TodayEnclosed” Lands Today““Enclosed” Lands TodayEnclosed” Lands Today

So Why is the Agricultural So Why is the Agricultural Revolution a Cause of the Revolution a Cause of the

Industrial Revolution?Industrial Revolution?

Why England?Why England?

• Agricultural Agricultural RevolutionRevolution

• Natural resources Natural resources • Democratic Democratic

GovernmentGovernment• Good roadsGood roads• Large marketLarge market• Wealthy bourgeoisie Wealthy bourgeoisie

(available capital)(available capital)• No domestic warfare.No domestic warfare.

New InventionsNew Inventions

• Increased Increased ProductivityProductivity

–Textile IndustryTextile Industry

• Spinning Spinning JennyJenny

• Flying Flying ShuttleShuttle

New InventionsNew Inventions

• New Power New Power SourceSource

–Steam Steam Engine Engine (James (James Watt)Watt)

New InventionsNew Inventions

• Better Better TransportationTransportation

– Steamboat Steamboat (Robert Fulton)(Robert Fulton)

– Railroads Railroads (George (George Stephenson)Stephenson)

New Business ModelNew Business Model

• CorporationCorporation

– A business A business owned by many owned by many stockholders that stockholders that share in its share in its profits.profits.

• Stock - % of Stock - % of ownershipownership

The WorkersThe Workers

• 14 hours a day, 6 14 hours a day, 6 days a week on days a week on averageaverage

• Dangerous conditionsDangerous conditions• Child Labor (as young Child Labor (as young

as 5 years old)as 5 years old)• Division of LaborDivision of Labor• New technology – New technology –

friend or foe?friend or foe?

The Luddites: 1811-1816

The Luddites: 1811-1816

Ned LuddNed Ludd [a mythical figure supposed to live [a mythical figure supposed to live in Sherwood Forest]in Sherwood Forest]

Attacks on the “frames” [power looms].Attacks on the “frames” [power looms].

The Neo-Luddites Today

The Neo-Luddites Today