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“Charles Townshend introduced the concept of crop rotation which allowed British farmers to produce more food faster. This led to a dramatic increase in the population of the country which in-turn created a large workforce for the factories and mines. Also, Jethro Tull invented the seed drill which allowed farmers to plant crops faster and in straight rows.”(History Crunch). -
The way that the work of common man and the higher ups was drastically changed due to the ideas of people. Such as crop rotation allowing the soil to gather the nutrients for certain crops to grow while another grows in place. Also there were many more workers due to the increase in food causing more job positions to be filled increasing the amount of resources being cultivated and harvested allowing more people access to these resources allowing them to find new and innovative ways to use them.
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the events and times of events during the industrial revolution and their connection to the Age of Enlightenment
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“Simply put, laissez-faire translates to “leave us alone” meaning that the government should remain out of the economy and instead allow individuals to freely carry out their own economic affairs. At the time, it was a revolutionary idea, because in the previous centuries, mercantilism had been the dominant economic system.”(History Crunch)
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During the revolution there were many people who did not want the help of the government and did their own work for themselves. As well as that there were many who did the work for the government but they were becoming the lesser majority. That is because during this time the people were beginning to believe that they need to have their own say in their part of the economy. -
“The next major factor that helped the development of the Industrial Revolution was the impact of European Imperialism. While not directly a cause of the start of the Industrial Revolution, imperialism as a concept was linked with the growth of industrialization. Imperialism is generally defined as when one nation controls another’s region through military, political or economic control.”(History Crunch) -
“... the Industrial Revolution was the effects created by the Agricultural Revolution.”(History Crunch). The Agricultural Revolution brought about new ideas for farming that had been very basic up to that point. Such as how the people began to do selective breeding to be able to get the most out of the animals and crops or if they wanted better quality of the products. Also making people think of new ways to improve the peoples farming abilities with ideas and new inventions. -
The people wanted to be able to have the rights that they deserve and that they should not be ruled through imperialism. Because of that the people began to improve their technology so that they would not need to be in fear of the imperialistic countries that they are afraid of.
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“... the mining of resources such as coal, which were vital to the processes of industrialization. For instance, Britain was the first to industrialize and had large supplies of coal present in the country. Coal was a necessary ingredient in the industrial process as it fueled the steam engines that were used in trains, ships and all other sorts of machinery.”(History Crunch). -
The increase in mining operations for coal and other resources caused more and more jobs to open up. Therefore causing more people wanting to make the work easier causing them to figure out ways to mine quicker and more efficiently. While others are also thinking of new ways to use the mined resource in many various ways.
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“Causes of the Industrial Revolution.” HISTORY CRUNCH - History Articles, Biographies, Infographics, Resources and More, https://www.historycrunch.com/causes-of-the-industrial-revolution.html. Accessed 1 Mar. 2022.