Industrial Revolution Notes
European Industrial Revolution
Economical Aspect
Causes: http://socyberty.com/history/causes-of-the-early-industrial-revolution Population Growth:
The English civil war and the end to Feudalism contributed to the increasing population. People became immune to diseases and this immunity spread to children, enabling them to combat getting infected with illness. Young adolescents married early which lead to an increased birth rate, so the population makeup composed of a large young population because of these adolescents. These young adolescents comprised a majority of the labor workforce in Britain and Europe. Several people migrated to cities and created labor jobs in factories.
Agricultural Revolution: Agricultural Revolution began before the 18th century when new crops were presented to Europe. One of Britain’s main staples included potatoes. The Columbian exchange was a significant part in introducing new goods into Europe from the New World. The colonial workforce (slaves) for intense labor conditions (sugar and cotton production). The cattle industry as well as the cattle production was increased so more alternative foods (dairy products) were mass produced. The enclosure movement by wealthy landowners in Britain led to more privatization of land instead of open grazing lands used by the commons. Thus the tragedy of the commons was avoided at the same time, the profits and fruits of the land were more exclusive to the landowner. It also gave rise of tenant workers and landless laborers throughout Britain. Such people began to move into cities to seek better employment opportunities as more food enabled specialization to develop in the various aspects of society.
Trade and Inventiveness: The driving force behind all of this development was demand. It is often said that “necessity is the mother of all inventions” but that can readily be rephrased as “Demand is the mother of all inventions.” Thus the increased demand for goods leads to
Economical Aspect
Causes: http://socyberty.com/history/causes-of-the-early-industrial-revolution Population Growth:
The English civil war and the end to Feudalism contributed to the increasing population. People became immune to diseases and this immunity spread to children, enabling them to combat getting infected with illness. Young adolescents married early which lead to an increased birth rate, so the population makeup composed of a large young population because of these adolescents. These young adolescents comprised a majority of the labor workforce in Britain and Europe. Several people migrated to cities and created labor jobs in factories.
Agricultural Revolution: Agricultural Revolution began before the 18th century when new crops were presented to Europe. One of Britain’s main staples included potatoes. The Columbian exchange was a significant part in introducing new goods into Europe from the New World. The colonial workforce (slaves) for intense labor conditions (sugar and cotton production). The cattle industry as well as the cattle production was increased so more alternative foods (dairy products) were mass produced. The enclosure movement by wealthy landowners in Britain led to more privatization of land instead of open grazing lands used by the commons. Thus the tragedy of the commons was avoided at the same time, the profits and fruits of the land were more exclusive to the landowner. It also gave rise of tenant workers and landless laborers throughout Britain. Such people began to move into cities to seek better employment opportunities as more food enabled specialization to develop in the various aspects of society.
Trade and Inventiveness: The driving force behind all of this development was demand. It is often said that “necessity is the mother of all inventions” but that can readily be rephrased as “Demand is the mother of all inventions.” Thus the increased demand for goods leads to