Activities
 
Complete the following notes. They will give you an outline of the information contained in the passage. The main points, relations of cause-effect, illustrations etc. are clearly indicated in the text by logical connectors. Look out for them. 
 
•  (par. 1) The Industrial  Revolution is the substitution of Medieval system of distribution of wealth. This substitution led to growth of two systems of thought:
 
1) Economic science                      2) Socialism 
 
a) Adam Smith	
b) Maltus	
c) Ricardo	
d) John Stuart Mill           	

 • (par. 2-3) Facts of Industrial Revolution. 
1) great rapidity of growth of population	
2) great rapidity of decline of agricultural population	

• (par. 4) Decrease in rural population.
causes:     1)  destruction of common field
  2)  birth of enclosure system
  3)   consolidation of small farms into large farms
• (par. 5) Agricultural advance.
cause ― more scientific approach:
e.g.  
 Extension of cultivable soil	
 Rotation of crops	
 Steam-plough	
agricultural societies	
• (par. 6-7) Growth of industry.
causes;
1) mechanical inventions in textile industry 
e.g.  
 spinning-jenny	
 water-frame	
 Crompton's mule	
 Self-acting mule	
most important:
steam engine	
 power-loom	
 
2) mechanical revolution in iron industry
e.g.  
 Smelting by pit-coal	
 Steam-engine to blast furnaces	
3) improved means of communication
e.g.  
Canals system 	
Turnpike road	
railroad	
 
results:  
1) periods of overproduction and depression
2) substitution of factory system for domestic system.
 
• (par. 8) Revolution in distribution of wealth:
rise in rents caused by
1)enclosure system  	
2)consolidation of farms	
3) money investments	
4) high price of corn	
social changes in country life:
• (par. 9) Social changes in manufacturing world:
•	more money for riches 
•	new relationship between worker and master
•	separation between factory workers and farmers
consequences:
 1)  disastrous conditions for workers
2) formation of Trade Unions
3) class conflict.
• (par. 10) Misery of working people often caused by:
 
1)fall in wages	
2)rise of prices	
3)instability of trades	
 
Conclusion: The Industrial Revolution produced wealth without producing well-being