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| Why did the Industrial Revolution happen first in Great Britain? |
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| The Industrial Revolution first happened in Great Britain because Great Britain had characteristics making it a suitable place for the Revolution to take place. These characteristics include: natural resources, natural ports, navigable port, water power good for canals, canals made good for trade/market, location, supply of coal and iron. |
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| How did science and technology change society? |
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| Science and technology changed society through the inventions. What was once a tedious task was made simpler through the inventions of machines. But this led to the change of people's lives especially the farmers. The farmers needed to move to the cities for jobs, but the jobs were grueling and risky. They also worked long hours. But the outcome was more product was being produced and the demand was rising. So it changed society by modernizing techniques, changing the view people had their jobs, and the home life (moving/long hours away/children now working). |
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| How did the Industrial Revolution change rural life and contribute to the development of cities? |
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| The Industrial Revolution changed rural life by improving farming methods leading to overall quantity and quality of the products to increase. But eventually the rich landowners took over and used the enclosure method causing other farmers to lose their job and they were then forced to the city to find work. Most of the population is now in the city and the development of cities progressed faster. People are now making new discoveries and inventing more machines. Thus people are creating and owning more factories so the majority of the city is factories and even pollution. |
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| How did the Industrial Revolution change how people viewed work? |
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| The Industrial Revolution changed the how the people viewed work because is was less stressful without a set schedule. They would work when they wanted and their work would depend on the seasons. Now they have a strict schedule of when to be at work, when to eat if they were permitted time, and when to leave. Usually they worked 12-16 hours a day with little time to rest. |
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| How did the Industrial Revolution change who did the work? |
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| The Industrial Revolution changed who worked because the demand of supply was high. With this high demand, there was a need for more workers so the industries began hiring people and kids at at early age. Most often the kids hired were age 7-8 but were also 5 years old. Before the farmers would work themselves without kids because the work was manageable. Now the factories are hiring kids especially since some are faster than the adults. |
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| How did the Industrial Revolution change how they did the work? |
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| Before the Industrial Revolution,the work was done by hand. There was no need for machines or tools but the output was fairly slow. After (and during) the Industrial Revolution, machines were being made which made the work faster so the companies could keep up with the high demand for the products. So now these machines are used and the workers have to leave home to work and learn to operate the machines. After learning to operate the machines, they would then have to be sure to be quick at working and if something like a thread breaking they would then be the one to fix it. |
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| How did the Industrial Revolution change where they did the work? |
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| The Industrial Revolution changed how they worked because the machines were to large and heavy to keep inside the worker's house. It was also dangerous to have especially with kids where were constantly running around. So they had to move closer to the factories located in the cities and leave their home to go to work. |
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| How did the Steam Engine effect industrialization? |
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| The steam engine effects industrialization by harnessing more energy to power items. First it used a lot of fuel but after it was improved by James Watt, it was 4 times more powerful and efficient. Since it was portable, more people and factories were using this to increase the output of the products. It also helped in the mines for removing water which would flood the mines and make it more efficient. |
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| What was James Hargreaves known for? |
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| James Hargreaves is known for making the Spinning Jenny in 1767. The spinning Jenny would spin 16 threads at one time. |
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| What was Jethro Tull known for? |
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| Jethro Tull is Known for for recommending "drill sowing in parallel" lines. He then made a machine that did this for farmers. This machine was called the Juthro's Tull Seed Drill. Before it would take 10 pounds of seed to plant an acre, but now it only takes 2. |
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| What was James Watt known for? |
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| James Watt is known for looking and improving Newcomen's steam engine invention. After several years, he improved it so that it became a major power source. |
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| What were the Factory Acts? |
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| The factory acts were passed in the early 1800s and is child reform laws. It would reduce the child's work hours to 12 hours a day and restrict children under 8 or 9 years old from working. |
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| Unions is an organized association of workers formed to protect and further their rights and interests; a labor union. |
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| Capitalism is an economic and political system in which businesses belong mostly to private owners, not to the government. |
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| Socialism is an economic and political system in which large industries are owned by the government, and taxes are used to take some wealth away from richer citizens and give it to poorer citizens. |
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| Communism is a political system in which the government controls the production of all food and goods, and there is no privately owned property. |
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| How did the conditions created by the Industrial Revolution change the way people saw the world? |
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| These conditions created by the Industrial Revolution changed the way the people saw the world because there are new opportunities available to the people. It showed the other possibilities that they could take and it gave them the opportunity to change their life. |
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