Main Causes of the
Industrial Revolution
The
Industrial Revolution was major changes in technology, agriculture,
transportation and manufacturing. These changes first started in England but
later spread to the whole of Europe, North America and even parts of Asia that
were colonized. In the 1800s the English lifestyle transformed completely and
England prolonged growth in almost every industry. The time of the Industrial
Revolution was the perfect time for innovations and that’s what the people
strived upon. The Industrial Revolution started because of changes in politics,
economy, science, natural resources and society.
The
political changes that sparked the Industrial Revolution were truly very
important in making England better in every aspect of life. A key political
change is the establishment of the bank of England. The first official bank
owned by the country was very important as it helped in paying back the massive
debt the country had. The bank promised back an interest to all the people who
are giving their money there. This was the best way for the country to repay
the money they owe and make even more money. The bank of England later developed
an advanced banking system that helped the country and the people.
The
economical changes were key to the development of the Industrial Revolution.
The steady banking system that progressed after the establishment of the
nation’s bank gradually gained the state money. All this money the empire was
earning was used for trading and farming. Trade spread like never before and
triangular trade was born. Triangular trade is trade between Europe, Africa,
and North America mostly trading in goods and slaves this made England willing
to fight for the market, which goes back to a political change. The money
retained from the bank interests and trades were used in developing innovations
in science.
Science
was greatly affected by the Industrial Revolution as it gave everyone the
chance in producing new ideas and inventions that could help any industry. The
greatest invention of that time was the steam engine, which, is still used
today in various ways. The steam engine was an efficient appliance that was
used in trains and the steamboat were the best forms of transportation.
Transportation became exceptionally better at and even after this period of
time. One main component to the steam engine was coal that was used to create
energy.
Natural
Resources were very important because they were needed for many things and
extracting these resources needed miners and created job opportunities. Iron
and coal were the most sought out for, as they were needed for important
machines of transportation. The sailing boat needed an endless amount of iron
nails to build them. This need for iron gave blacksmiths plenty of job
opportunities. Coal was needed for a form of energy for the steam engine. This
high demand for coal employed hundreds maybe even thousands of miners to extract
the valuable “black carbon”. With a high employment rate the standard of living
increased meaning better living conditions and more money. All this caused the
population to increased drastically.
With
an increased population people had to move the city this was the main attribute
to urbanization that started in that time. Urbanization is when an increased
amount of people move to towns rather than small villages. Urbanization usually
occurs when a large amount of people start moving to cities to save in expenses
of the transportation making them closer to the “big city” therefore their
work. Being in larger towns makes it easier to invest in education. Education
is very important in any time but in this time it was crucial to keep the
Industrial Revolution alive. Having an educated generation will be the best way
to keep advancing with new ideas to help the way of living in general in
England.
The
Industrial Revolution was a very important time in English history with many
historical innovations that changed many industries in England. The five main
causes are changes in politics, economics, science, natural resources and
society. All these changes were key to this revolution in the industry and it’s
learned that all these aspects are intertwined together and making as what we
know now as the Industrial Revolution, which started in England but spread to
the whole of the world.
The
Industrial Revolution Through Primary Sources (urbanization):-
How
did the Industrial Revolution impact urbanization in Britain?
What
is urbanization?
- How was urban life different than
rural life?
When
did Urbanization first start to occur?
- why did it start during the
Industrial Revolution?
Where
did urbanization first start?
How
did urbanization impact the citizen’s life?
-How did the people’s
lifestyle change?
- How did their
working conditions?
- Did it affect their
health?
How
did urbanization effect city services?
Did
urbanization lead to more job opportunities?
Did
the people earn more money? (Salary)
How
did urbanization affect the food industry?
- How did it affect farmers?
- How does it change the averages citizens diet?
How did the Industrial Revolution result in urbanization in britian?
What changes in England help the start of urbanization?
- What were the changes in economy?
- What were the changes in politics?
- What were the changes in society?
- What were the changes in science and technology?
What were
both long -term and short-term consequences of urbanization?
What are
some results of urbanization during the industrial revolution?
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