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CHANGE IN TECHNOLOGY
Changes in technology began in various places around the world. They were mainly based on the change in the way work was now done. For centuries, people relyed on manual labour and animal power to get work done wich was quite stranious. Power driven achinery was eventually developed and so the industrial revolution began. -
INVENTION OF THE SEED DRILL
A farmer called Jethro tull experimented with various agricultural methods. He eventually invented the seed drill. It made planting grain much more efficient. His invention also inspired other farmers to experiment with other aspects of agriculure for example, livestock breeding. -
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REVOLUTION MAINLY TOOK PLACE IN BRITAIN
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THE STEAM ENGINE IS INVENTED
James Watt, a British inventor, created the first commercially successful steam engine. The first one was very slow at first but with his help the engine became faster and more eficient. By 1800, 500 of his steam engins were transporting various materials to mines and factories all over Brittain. James Watts invention was crucial to the inventins in transportation that came afterwards. -
DEVELOPMENT OF THE SPINNING JENNY.
James Hargreaves was the developer of the spinning jenny. He worked as both a carpenter and weaver, which helped lead to this invention. The spinning jenny was a huge success and helped workers in the textile industry get more work done, and at a faster rate.The spinning jenny was said to be named after his wife, who knocked over a spinning wheel, which gave him the idea of this invention. -
REVOLUTION ERRUPTS IN FRANCE
France was much slower in the industrialization rocess than Britain or Belgium. The reason for this was bcause France was undergoing it's own revolution at the time and was poliically unstable. When revolution ideas began to surface in France, the ideas soon came to light and the revolution spread all over the area. It changed many peoples lives for the better and formed the jobs many people longed for, and by 1848, France became an industrial power. -
SLATER'S MILL
Samuel Slater was the inventor, or rather establisher, of the cotton mill. He is more commonly known as the father of the factory system in america because he was the first to establisha properly functioning factory. His factory gave way to job opportunities for many. It also allowed famillies to recieve more income than they would in any other job. -
LUDDITE MOVEMENT STARTS
The luddites were a band of English workers destroyed machinery in factories, mainly cotton and wool mills. The reason for their destruction was because of the threath the new machines posed towards their jobs. The machines took their place in work and most luddites were left unemployed, which led to the start of this movement. Their main goal was to regain a proper work position from what was taken away from them by the machines. -
DEMAND FOR REFORMS BEGINS
As more people began taking up jobs in the industrial area, they began seeing some possible dangers of working in the industry. Some wages were too low for the kind of work they did and the working hours were too long with little resting hours which deprived the workers of leisure time. The problems led some workers to demand for more changes in the industry that would help make their lives easier and more convenient. These demands laid the foundation of how the working enviroment should be. -
REVOLUTION STARTS IN JAPAN
The revolution spread to Japan faily later than in other countries. The industrialization began when the Meji government came to power. It modenized Japans economy and which allowed it to prosper like the other industrial countries. Within a few deccades, Japans industry thrived. -
LEGALIZATION OF TRADE UNIONS
A trade union is an organization of workers that come together to achieve common goals in their place of work. The legaliation of these unions allowed workers to freely demonstrate and voice their opinions. Trade unions allowed people to achieve higher pay and other benefits such as health care. However, some unions could be found to be financially liable to the losses of the comany if one of great size was ever to occur.
