Definitions
the population shift from rural areas to cities
Urbanization
This invention was named after the creator wife and helped one person do the job of 8.
The Spinning Jenny
How did mass production change the economy in Britain?
They went from producing the amount of goods they needed, to having an excess/surplus.
land is owned collectively by a number of persons or by one person with others holding certain traditional rights
Commons System
This invention used water power to increase production in the textile industry
The water frame
How did improved transportation play a role in the industrial revolution?
Goods and raw materials could be transported further.
joining the strips of the open fields to make larger compact units of land
The Enclosure System
This invention was used to help separate cotton into threads.
The Cotton Gin
How did the switch to the enclosure system lead to urbanization
People could no longer afford family farms. They moved to cities looking for work.
acquiring colonies for the purpose of gaining more raw materials and a market to sell goods.
Industrial imperialism
The first version of this invention is crucial for the industrial revolution. It used gravity and suction to create movement.
The steam engine
What 3 things made Britain the perfect place for the industrial revolution?
Coal and iron resources. The switch to the enclosure system
Creating more goods at once through the use of inventions and factories.
The upgraded version of this invention stopped using gravity and instead used energy from coal to generate power.
Steam engine
This event gave rights to workers including capping the work of children ages 13-18 to 12 hours a day
The Factory acts of 1844