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AGRICULTURAL & INDUSTRIAL CHANGE. AGRICULTURAL & INDUSTRIAL CHANGE. Commercial revolution set stage for economic modernization in form of capitalist development. Capitalist development made possible by mechanization of industry.
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AGRICULTURAL & INDUSTRIAL CHANGE • Commercial revolution set stage for economic modernization in form of capitalist development • Capitalist development made possible by mechanization of industry • Mechanization made possible by discoveries of Scientific Revolution • Agricultural changes create conditions necessary for industrialization
AGRICULTURAL & INDUSTRIAL CHANGE AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION • Introduction of new crops • Improvement of techniques & practices • Development of new machinery • Created conditions necessary for industrialization
AGRICULTURAL & INDUSTRIAL CHANGE AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION • Introduction of new crops • turnips, legumes, clover, potato • did not deplete soil • increased food production • Rise of specialized farming
AGRICULTURAL & INDUSTRIAL CHANGE AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION • New Techniques & Methods • Four-Field System • more efficient land use • New machines • mechanized seed drill, iron plow • New breeding techniques • increased milk & meat products
AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION • ENCLOSURE • consolidation of open lands by English landlords • caused discontentment among peasantry • but backed by force of law • Commercialization of agriculture
AGRICULTURAL & INDUSTRIAL CHANGE EARLY INDUSTRIALIZATION • Growth of labor pool • Expansion of cottage industry system • Rise of mass production • Mechanization
AGRICULTURAL & INDUSTRIAL CHANGE EARLY INDUSTRIALIZATION • New Machines • spinning jenny • water frame • steam engine • Rise of coal & iron industries Watt’s steam engine Newcomen’s steam engine
AGRICULTURAL & INDUSTRIAL CHANGE EARLY INDUSTRIALIZATION • Britain’s Dominance • development of business-minded private sector • strong govt. support • mastery of seas • abundance of natural resources-esp. coal & iron