OTHER INDUSTRIALCHANGES

REVIEW

The Industrial Revolution is the time from around 1750-1880 in which large amounts of new machines were invented to make the lives of people better.

The first big machines that were made were designed for sewing and weaving.

Factories were built to house these giant machines.

Finally, James Watts created the steam engine to power devices.

THE STEAM ENGINE AT WORK

People soon realized the steam engine could help speed up transportation.

The steam engine was soon used to power steamboats and locomotives, leading to the building of canals and railways for trade and transportation.

THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD….

Because trains became so popular, new jobs for railroad workers and miners were needed to obtain coal to power the new engines.

BENEFITS OF TRAVELING CHEAP

Less expensive travel meant:

• More industries developed

• Trade could occur easier

• Traveling was easier

DIVISION OF LABOR

Division of labor is when people don’t all do the same work. Instead, people “specialize” and do jobs they are good at.

Factories helped expand the division of labor. Not everyone in a factory did the same jobs. Instead, they were each in charge of (and thus got better at) specific aspects of production (making things). This helped improve productivity.

INTERCHANGEABLE PARTS

Before the Industrial Revolution, if you wanted a chair, a man handcrafted you a chair. Or if you needed a gun, a man built each individual part and then put it together for you.

During the Revolution, people created interchangeable parts. Basically, a machine mass produced lots of each part. Other machines (or rarely people) then put many objects together using the pre-built parts.

MASS PRODUCTION

Mass production allowed goods to be produced for a cheaper price, making them more accessible to an increasing portion of the population.

In fifth grade, you talked about how Henry Ford mass produced cars. What was the machines that made the cars called?