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The Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution. By: Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY. The Enclosure Movement. Metals, Woolens, & Canals. Early Canals. Britain’s Earliest Transportation Infrastructure. Factory Production. Concentrates production in one place [materials, labor].

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The Industrial Revolution

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  1. The Industrial Revolution By: Ms. Susan M. PojerHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY
  2. The Enclosure Movement
  3. Metals, Woolens, & Canals
  4. Early Canals Britain’s Earliest Transportation Infrastructure
  5. Factory Production Concentrates production in oneplace [materials, labor]. Located near sources of power [rather than labor or markets]. Requires a lot of capital investment[factory, machines, etc.] morethan skilled labor. Only 10% of English industry in 1850.
  6. Textile FactoryWorkers in England
  7. The Factory System Rigid schedule. 12-14 hour day. Dangerous conditions. Mind-numbing monotony.
  8. Textile FactoryWorkers in England
  9. John Kay’s “Flying Shuttle”
  10. The Power Loom
  11. Mine & Forge [1840-1880] More powerful than water is coal. More powerful than wood is iron. Innovations make steel feasible. “Puddling” [1820] – “pig iron.” “Hot blast” [1829] – cheaper, purer steel. Bessemer process [1856] – strong, flexible steel.
  12. Coalfields & Industrial Areas
  13. Coal Mining in Britain:1800-1914
  14. Young Coal Miners
  15. Child Labor in the Mines Child “hurriers”
  16. British Pig Iron Production
  17. James Watt’s Steam Engine
  18. Steam Tractor
  19. Steam Ship
  20. An Early Steam Locomotive
  21. Later Locomotives
  22. The Impact of the Railroad
  23. The "Haves": Bourgeois Life Thrived on the Luxuries of the Industrial Revolution
  24. 19c Bourgeoisie: The Industrial Nouveau Riche
  25. Criticism of the New Bourgeoisie
  26. Stereotype of the Factory Owner
  27. “Upstairs”/“Downstairs” Life
  28. The "Have-Nots": The Poor, The Over-Worked, & the Destitute
  29. Factory Wages in Lancashire, 1830
  30. Industrial Staffordshire
  31. Problems of Polution The Silent Highwayman - 1858
  32. The New Industrial City
  33. The Life of the New Urban Poor: A Dickensian Nightmare!
  34. Private Charities: Soup Kitchens
  35. Protests / Reformers
  36. The Luddites: 1811-1816 Attacks on the “frames” [power looms]. Ned Ludd [a mythical figure supposed to live in Sherwood Forest]
  37. The Luddites
  38. Peterloo Massacre, 1819 BritishSoldiers Fire on BritishWorkers:Let us die like men, and not be sold like slaves!
  39. The Chartists
  40. The “Peoples’ Charter” Drafted in 1838 by William Lovett. Radical campaign for Parliamentary reform of the inequalities created by the Reform Bill of 1832. Votes for all men. Equal electoral districts. Abolition of the requirement that Members of Parliament [MPs] be property owners. Payment for Members of Parliament. Annual general elections. The secret ballot.
  41. Anti-Corn Law League, 1845 Give manufactures more outlets for their products. Expand employment. Lower the price of bread. Make British agriculture more efficient and productive. Expose trade and agriculture to foreign competition. Promote international peace through trade contact.
  42. The Socialists:Utopians & Marxists People as a society would operate and own themeans of production, not individuals. Their goal was a society that benefited everyone, not just a rich, well-connected few. Tried to build perfect communities [utopias].
  43. Br. Govt. Response to the Dislocation Created by Industrialization
  44. Government Response Abolition of slavery in the coloniesin 1832 [to raise wages in Britain]. Sadler Commissionto look intoworking conditions Factory Act[1833] – child labor. New Poor Law [1834] – indoor relief. Poor houses. Reform Bill[1832] – broadens thevote for the cities.
  45. The Results of Industrialization at the end of the 19c
  46. By 1850: Zones of Industrializationon the European Continent Northeast France. Belgium. The Netherlands. Western German states. Northern Italy East Germany  Saxony
  47. Industrialization By 1850
  48. Railroads on the Continent
  49. Share in World Manufacturing Output: 1750-1900
  50. Bibliographic Sources “Images of the Industrial Revolution.”Mt. Holyoke College. http://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/rschwart/ind_rev/images/images-ind-era.html “The Peel Web: A Web of English History.”http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/mbloy/c-eight/primary.htm
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