Industrial Revolution

By jea_pot
  • Triangular Trade

    Triangular Trade

    It's important to talk about this business because it ruined the lives of many Africans.
    Britain sent manufactured goods, textile... to Africa.
    Africa sent some people to work in the sugar plantations in the Americas.
    The Americans sent tobacco, sugar... to Britain.
  • Invention of the coke-fuelled furnace

    Invention of the coke-fuelled furnace

    It's a true innovation, it enables the production of multiple spools of thread simultaneously.
    It was invented by Abraham Darby
  • A View of the Iron Bridge

    A View of the Iron Bridge

    It's one of the paintings made during the Industrial Revolution. It's about the good things of this period.
    It's made by William Williams.
  • Invention of the power loom

    Invention of the power loom

    Invented by Edmund Cartwright, this machine is able to weave cloth much faster than usual. It's a big évolution
  • Sir Titus Salt began his business

    Sir Titus Salt began his business

    Sir Titus Salt is a big actor of this revolution. He's really important because he cares about his worker's health and about pollution produced because of his factory, so he bought a boiler to reduce the pollution considerably. He created the town named Saltaire.
  • a low life expectancy

    a low life expectancy

    Until this year, the life expectancy in urban areas was around 30-33 years old.
    It shows us that the life conditions weren't good and that the pollution was important.