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The Industrial Revolution: Innovations and Impact on Society and Economy

This comprehensive overview explores the Industrial Revolution's transformative effects from 1840 to 1880, focusing on key innovations, including pivotal advancements in steel production and the development of early transportation infrastructure. It highlights the significance of coal and iron, the challenges of child labor in coal mining, and the rise of factory systems with their demanding schedules. Additionally, it examines inventions like the Flying Shuttle and the steam engine, illustrating how these advancements reshaped Britain’s economy and society, making industry more concentrated and efficient.

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The Industrial Revolution: Innovations and Impact on Society and Economy

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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. 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.

  6. Coalfields & Industrial Areas

  7. Coal Mining in Britain:1800-1914

  8. Young Coal Miners

  9. Child Labor in the Mines Child “hurriers”

  10. British Pig Iron Production

  11. 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.

  12. Textile FactoryWorkers in England

  13. The Factory System • Rigid schedule. • 12-14 hour day. • Dangerous conditions. • Mind-numbing monotony.

  14. Textile FactoryWorkers in England

  15. New Inventions of the Industrial Revolution

  16. John Kay’s “Flying Shuttle”

  17. The Power Loom

  18. James Watt’s Steam Engine

  19. Steam Tractor

  20. Steam Ship

  21. An Early Steam Locomotive

  22. Later Locomotives

  23. The Impact of the Railroad

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