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Before the start of the Industrial revolution 80% of people lived in the country.
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Before the start of the Industrial Revolution, only the wealthy could receive an education; which was the minority of the population.
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Before the Industrial Revolution everything was hand crafted unlike today's tools.
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The pre-Industrial Revolution time period was notorious for employing under age workers who were as young as 5 or 6. Times were tough and children were required to help make money for there families in order to keep them afloat.
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These 3 occupations were to most important industries to this time period.
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Pre-Industrial Revolution had terrible living conditions due to an unsanitary environment, high crime rates & disease.
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The land in England that was once being closed, now begins to accelerate and forces more people to move into the cities.
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The horrible living conditions were extending into the Industrial Revolution Period and this did not higher the life expectancies of the people of this era.
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Jethro Tull, an English Agricultural Pioneer invented the 'Horse Drawn Hoe' (Aka Jethro's Seed Drill) which enabled a faster and more efficient way for farmers to sow crops. At around the same time Tull produced 'Jethro's Seed Drill', which made it easier for farmers to plant their crops.
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In 1703 Issac Newton was elected as President of the Royal Society, which is a group that was heavily involved with science. Issac Newton was a prominent figure in this time as he revolutionised many Scientific machines particularly ones of agricultural interest.
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Broccoli was brought into England as a crop for the first time in 1721.
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Charles Townsend brought across the farming method of 4 Year Crop Rotation, which retransformed the way we farm today. This process improves the nutrients in the soil of the crops to enable a larger quantity and quality of produce.
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The Iron Rolling Mill was a hugely important event that meant people could mould Iron into different shapes in order to make different products. Ship building used this process as a significant resource un order to shape the iron to from a rounded edge of a boat.
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Robert Bakewell brought in the method of Selective Breeding for Leicester Sheep in order to enhance the quality of the wool & meat of these specimen.
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The introduction of Imperial Standards was a crucial part of evolution for the English Society and anyone involved in Agriculture at the time. It implemented a standard form of measurement for England.
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The First Threshing Machine was a machine that removes the straw and other small materials from the grain which could be used to make bread.
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Robert Bakewell produced yet another method of selective breeding but this time with Longhorn Cattle, which were used in the meat industry for Human Consumption.
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After the Industrial Revolution the populations of towns had grown 60% over the Industrial Revolution.
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Coming into the 19th century the living conditions had not evolved or improved from the Pre-Industrial Revolution time. The average life expectancy for factory workers in the 19th century was a mere 17 and for business owners 35 years.
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Child Labour continues into the 19th century. Children & women account for over 50% of factory workers.
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The development of Steam Engines meant improvement of communication & transport which would revolutionise the world we live in today. This was particularly important in the Agriculture Industry as the farmers produce was able to get to places quicker.
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During the 19th century the migration of people moving from the country to the city increased even more, leaving a small amount of farmers to farm produce for the whole of England's population. This meant there were less farmers and more people working in the cities.
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The difference between the workers and employers widened dramatically.
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After the Industrial revolution most products were made by machine because now those machines were available and more efficient than hand crafting.
