The Gilded Age Clip

What is a revolution?

Remember: Revolution means change.

Agricultural Revolution

Changed the way we get food. People could stay in one place and

not “hunt and gather.”

Agricultural Revolution

From this to this

to this

Industrial Revolution

Changed the way we lived and worked.

The Seed Drill

The seed drill was invented in

1701

Made planting seed more efficient.

The seed drill was the beginning of the advent of other machines, which changed farming.

Begins in Great Britain

This led to larger farms, specialized crops, better care for animals. It also led the way to the Industrial Revolution……which began in Great Britain.

5 Reasons

1) large population Many interested in science and inventions Labor force Fewer farmers more machine workers Greater demand for textiles

2) natural resources Abundance of rivers, coal, iron, sheep for wool

3) time of peace 4) banking system – capital! 5) location, location, location

Ideal for trade

Textiles (clothes) It began with the textile industry. Making

cloth at home took a lot of time, one thread at a time. The Jenny made many at a time.

Spinning Mule

Power Loom

Makes clothing quicker and cheaper.

Cotton Gin

Did the work of 50 people.

Removed seeds from cotton

Farms to Factories

Machines increased the productivity Machines took work away from home Factories were needed Had to be near water for power People left the farms to work in

factories Huge change in how people lived Cities grew

From local to global

Industrialism made it possible to sell products to far distances.

New ways of doing business had to be developed.

Mass production began.

Chaplin (Modern Times)

Oil, Steel, Electricity

Carnegie develops steelusing Bessemer Process

Edison makes electricity available for every house.

Henry Ford puts cars on an assembly line.

The Development of Capitalism Companies required money. Investors provided money. Capitalism – private ownership of

business

Capitalism made some people very rich…..others very poor.

One Sentence Summary (in your words) The Industrial Revolution changed

_______________________ ___________________, created _________________________________ and caused _________________________________________________.