Industrial+Revolution+DM

Denise Meier

Explain the advances in the Industrial Revolution that made Great Britain the wealthiest and most dominant country in the 19th century and also the disputes among the workers. Advances
 * "Spinning Jenny":enabled spinners to produce yarn in greater quantities
 * Richard Arkwright: water frame-powered by horse and water
 * Samuel Crompton: mule- combined aspects of spinning jenny and water frame.
 * Edmund Cartwright: power loom
 * steam engine introduced
 * Newcomen: steam pump
 * James Watt: rotary engine: steam power applied
 * Henry Cort: "puddling"-produced iron of high quality
 * use of railroad: increased transportation and helped carry heavy loads
 * Trevithick: 1st steamed powered locomotive
 * Stephenson: Rocket

Disputes
 * Child labor age
 * poor working conditions
 * as more machines were created, less workers were needed
 * wages dropped
 * long work hours
 * decline of education
 * urban living conditions-crammed, unsanitary and unhealthy
 * Class structure
 * Beating and punishment for children to make them work better and harder