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LFAscione- Mdudine - The Chief Features Of The Industrial Revolution. Activities
by LFAscione - (2011-09-22)
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ACTIVITY 1: I complete the notes

 

 - (par. 1) The Industrial Revolution,

bought radical changes in the 19th century and

led to growth of two systems of thought:

 

1) Ecomonic Science 2) Socialism

 

a) Adam Smith

b) Malthus

c) Ricardo

d) John Stuart Mill

 

- (par. 2-3) Facts of Industrial Revolution

1) Growth of population

2) Agrarian Revolution

 

- (par. 4) Decrease in rural population

 causes:

      1) Destruction of the common-fields

      2) Enclosure of common and waste lands

      3) Consolidation of small farms into large

 

- (par.5) Agricultural advance.

 

cause - more scienfific approach:

 

e.g.

rotation of crops

steam-plough

breed of cattle

agricultural societies

 

- (par. 6-7) Growth of industry

causes;

 

1) mechanical inventions in textile industry

 

e.g.

1) spinning-jenny

2) water-frame

3) Crompton's mule

4) self-acting mule

 

most important:

steam engine

power-loom

 

2) mechanical revolution in iron industry

 

e.g.

invention of smelling by pit-coal

application of the steam-engine to blast furnaces

 

3) improved means of communication

 

e.g.

canal system

turnpike road

railroad

 

results: 1) increase of commerce

     2) substitution of factory system for domestic system.

 

- (par. 8) Revolution in distribution of wealth:

rise in rent caused by

 

1) 

2) enclosure system

3) consolidation of farms

4) high price of corm

social changes in country life:

 

- (par.9) Social changes in manufacturing world:

1) change in the balance of political power

2) change in the position of classes

 

consequences:

1) the old relation between master and man desappeared

2) disadvantages ofthe worker

3) class conflict.

 

- (par.10) Misery of working people often caused by:

1) factory sistem

2) high prices

3) fluctuation of trade

 

Conclusion: Production of wealth without the production of weel-beign .