Agricultural Revolution and the Beginnings of the Industrial Revolution

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Agricultural Revolution and the Beginnings of the
Industrial Revolution

• On my BLOG Print-out the
• Industrial Revolution Worksheet, COMPELTE it,
• and bring to class on
• Monday, November 29.
• NOW A QUIZ ! ! !

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I. Background

• We are looking at 3 related events of the 18th
  century
• a)
• b)
• c)
• Background
• a) common people
• b) main goal of peasant society?
• c) country people vs. city dwellers?

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II. What caused the Agricultural Revolution?

• Population growth
• a)
• b)
• c)
• d)

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• Increased demand for food caused prices to rise.
• Effect on the peasant poor
• Effect on the landlords

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III. Innovations

• Dutch
• England
• a)
• b)
• c)
• d) Enclosure Movement

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• Problems
• Benefits
• a)
• b)
• c)
• d)
• e)
• f)

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• A Simple Sum-Up (no notes)
• Enclosure movement
• Seed drill
• Crop rotation
• New Crops
• Population Growth
• This population growth created a workforce that
  would be necessary in the
• Industrial Revolution
• that was beginning in England.

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IV. How was the IR related to the Population
Explosions the Agri Rev?

• Definition
• Industrialization made possible
• a)
• b)
• c)

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• 1st Industrial Rev. 2nd Industrial Rev.
• (1750-1850) (1850-1900s)

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V. Why did it begin in Great Britain

• Prerequisites for Industrialization
• a)
• b)
• c)
• d)
• e)
• f)
• g)
• h)

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VI. Textile Industry the Cottage Industry

• Background Mercantilism Problems
• Cottage Industry
• Capitalism

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1. Benefits of Cottage Industry
2. Problems
3. Birth of Textile Industry

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VII. Innovations of 2nd ½ of 18th c.

• 1.
• 2.
• 3.
• 4.
• 5.

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VIII. Impact of AR IR on Working Women

1. Pre- IR
2. After Mechanization
3. Long-term results for women