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The Industrial Revolution Through Images. Adapted from a presentation by Ms. Susan Pojer (Horace Greeley HS). Why Did Industrialization Begin in England First?. The Enclosure Movement. Metals, Woolens, & Canals. Early Canals. Britain’s Earliest Transportation Infrastructure.
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The Industrial Revolution Through Images Adapted from a presentation by Ms. Susan Pojer (Horace Greeley HS)
Why Did Industrialization Begin in England First?
Early Canals Britain’s Earliest Transportation Infrastructure
Child Labor in the Mines Child “hurriers”
New Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Richard Arkwright:“Pioneer of the Factory System” The “Water Frame”
The "Have-Nots": The Poor, The Over-Worked, & the Destitute
New Ways of Thinking
Government Response to Industrial Revolution (a few examples)
Labor Reform Bills Industry & Age Cohort 1851 1861 1871 1881 Mining Males under 15 7,300 45,100 43,100 30,400 Females under 15 1,400 500 900 500 Males 15-20 50,100 65,300 74,900 87,300 Females over 15 5,400 4,900 5,300 5,700 Total under 15 as % of work force 13% 12% 10% 6% Textiles Males under 15 93,800 80,700 78,500 58,900 Females under 15 147,700 115,700 119,800 82,600 Males 15-20 92,600 92,600 90,500 93,200 Females over 15 780,900 739,300 729,700 699,900 Total under 15 as % of work force 15% 19% 14% 11%
The Results of Industrialization at the end of the 19c
Bibliographic Sources • “Images of the Industrial Revolution.”Mt. Holyoke College. http://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/rschwart/ind_rev/images/images-ind-era.html • “The Peel Web: A Web of English History.”http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/mbloy/c-eight/primary.htm