3. INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION BEGINS IN
BRITAIN
The Agricultural Revolution Paves the Way
• enclosures - land bought by wealthy landowners from
village farmers that became larger fields.
landowners tried new agricultural method
large landowners forced small farmers to become tenant
farmers or to give up farming and move to the cities.
4. Jethro Tull
• seed drill - it allowed
farmers to sow seeds in
well spaced rows at
specific depths.
5. • crop rotation - he practice of planting different crops
sequentially on the same plot of land.
6. • in 1700's , he increased his
mutton output by allowing
only his best sheep to breed.
Robert bakewell
7. Industrialization - greatly increased output
of machine-made goods
that began in England in
the middle 1700's
Why industrial revolution began in england
Factors of production:
the resources needed to produce
goods and services that the
industrial revolution required
• land
• labor
• capital
16. In early 1800's,
John McAdam
equipped smooth
layer of crushed
rock that even in
heavy rain
weather, heavy
wagons could
travel without
sinking in mud.
20. 4 Major Effects
Railroads spurred industrial growth.
The railroad boom hundreds and thousands of jobs for both
railroad workers and miners.
Railroads boosted England's agricultural and finishing
industries.
Railroads encouraged country people to take distant city jobs.
Railroad revolutionize life in britain
