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    The Industrial Revolution began in England due to favorable conditions including natural resources like coal and iron as well as a flexible social system. This led to growth in industries like textiles and iron which boosted the British economy. As conditions improved, the population and cities expanded rapidly. New transportation methods such as roads, canals, and railways were developed to help move goods and people during this period of economic and social change.

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    Chapter 21 Cornell Notes Jacqueline Lockwood

    Economic Advance and Social Unrest February 1, 2011

    Industrial Revolution o The Industrial Revolution began in England because of a


    Begins in England combination of favorable conditions that existed there.
    o Economists called these conditions the “Factors of
    Production.”
     Land: good supply of coal and iron ore
     Labor: changes in agriculture provided a good labor for
    factories.
     Capital: due to trade, England had surplus funds to invest
    in new enterprises.
     Management: English society was not rigid allowing for
    both nobility and commoner to rise in business.
     Government: favored commercial interests and provided
    stability that stimulated expansion.
    British
    o The British textile trade was a major source of revenue
    for England.
    o These revenues along with those from the iron industry and
    shipbuilding gave Britain world economic dominance during
    the 1900s.
    o The rest of Europe and eventually the United States will make
    use of the resources available in their regions and begin their
    own industrial revolutions, modeling the English example.
    Population Growth
    o For centuries before 1750, the population of Europe had
    grown very little.
    o When the Industrial Revolution began, it totaled about 140
    million people, but by 1850, it stood at 266 million.
    o The greatest population growth took place in such
    industrialized regions as England and Western Europe.
    City Growth
    o Changes in agriculture, industry, and transportation, with the
    resulting increase in trade, produced another striking result –
    the rapid growth of cities.
    o The greatest spur to city growth was the factory system.
     Many early factories were located in already established
    cities, which grew tremendously.
     When factories were located in rural areas, cities grew up
    around them.
     Urban living became the typical way of
    Moving Men and Goods
    o The changes in the Industrial Revolution made better
    transportation necessary.
    o John McAdam worked a new way of building roads which was a
    layer of large stones, covered by smaller stones—
    Macadamized roads.
    o Was great era of canal building.
    o George Stephenson perfected a moving steam engine that
    propelled itself on rails.
    Railways
    o In 1829, Stephenson’s famous engine, the Rocket, pulled a
    string of cars from Liverpool to Manchester at a speed of 29
    miles per hour.

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