An Introduction to the Industrial Revolution
A time of rapid change from about 1750 to 1830.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
Prior to this century, people in Europe depended on fabrics imported from Asia to make their quilts.
What are the 1700s?
He invented the cotton gin. This removed the seeds from the cotton and increased the amount of cotton available for spinners.
Who was Eli Whitney?
She was the Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 until her death in 1901.
Who was Queen Victoria?
An island in Western Europe. It is made up of England, Scotland, and Wale
What is Great Britain?
The Industrial Revolution started here and spread to other parts of the world.
What is England?
They were made in homes instead of factories before the Industrial Revolution.
What are textiles?
A type of cloth or woven fabric.
What is a textile?
Also, Victoria was able to travel more quickly with the invention of these.
What are trains?
Great Britain’s empire was the largest in history by the end of this century.
What are the 1800s?
Relating to or characterized by industry.
What is industrial?
Unite; merge.
What is combine?
He invented the water frame. Weavers could keep up with the thread that was being made, and it only fit in factories.
Who was Sir Richard Arkwright?
The invention of this made Victoria more visible to the public.
What is the camera?
A country takes over another place’s territory or economy, usually by force.
What is Imperialism?
Work, especially hard physical work.
What is labor?
Due to the large demand for more yarn, this was invented by James Hargreaves in the 1760s.
What is the spinning jenny?
He developed the spinning mule. The invention made thread stronger and faster than all other machines.
Who was Samuel Crompton?
Ordinary people in general; the community.
What is the public?
A demand for a particular commodity or service.
What is a market?
The movement from the countryside to cities.
What is urbanization?
A spinning machine created by Richard Arkwright that was powered by water, which was faster and took less effort than spinning thread by hand.
What is the water frame?
1785: The power loom was invented by him. This sped up the weaving process even further, and weavers could use all thread coming from the new spinning mule.
Who was Edmund Cartwright?
This changed Queen Victoria’s life since it forced her into the public eye more than any ruler before her.
What is industrialization?
Also, Britain relied on this to harvest these raw materials.
What is enslaved labor?