The Industrial Revolution. What was the industrial revolution?
2. industrial revolution
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LEARNING INTENTIONS
• Explain what the Industrial Revolution was
• Describe how it changed Scotland and the UK
Between the 1750s and 1850s, Britain and Scotland went
through many changes. These are commonly known as
the Industrial Revolution.
The Industrial
Revolution saw
changes to almost
every aspect of
Scottish life.
It mostly affected the
jobs that people did
and the people who
lived in Scotland.
Jobs
The Industrial Revolution is
called this because it saw
major changes to industry
(how people worked).
The revolution lead to the
rise of huge factories and
also developments such as
steam trains.
All of this meant that
people no longer worked in
small workplaces but
instead large factories.
There were also jobs in
mines, shipyards and steel
works. Sometimes the
conditions in these places
were very hard.
The people
The population of Scotland
was greatly changed by
this revolution.
Between 1800 and
1900, the population of
Scotland trebled (1.6 million
to 4.4 million).
Where people lived
changed too. In 1800 most
people lived in rural areas
(the countryside).
By 1900 most people now
lived in urban areas (towns
and cities). This is because
they were attracted there
by the new jobs which were
available.
The people who lived here
also changed.
Many Scots left their
homeland and travelled to
other locations.
At the same time, people
from other countries arrived
here to live too.
Other changes
Other changes happened
in the 1800s too.
As more people moved to
the cities, this led to huge
housing overcrowding.
Eventually new houses were
built but this did not solve
the problem.
There were also big health
changes. Many diseases
such as typhus and cholera
killed thousands of people.
Improvements to medicine
and clean water helped
reduce this problem
although did not fix it
completely.