FIRST INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

By Unai Otazu, Iker Iriarte, Unai Lukin, Jon Benito and Jorge Piquer

1. Urban economy and rural economy2. Characteristics3. The Evolution4. The impact of the train

Index

Urban economy and rural economy

1600-1700

- Europe richest continent

- Great Britain most richest country

1700

1800

ENGLAND:POPULATION IN THE CITIES:

1700: 1800:

London’s population: 500,000 Manchester’ population: 7,000Liverpool’s population: 5,000.

London’s population: 2,000,000Manchester’s population: 85,000Liverpool’s population: 78,000

CONCLUSION

- The cities 1,650,000 more people living in the cities- The mentality change:

● The people change of living in the land to live in the cities● The shops and the supermarkets started to be very

important.

CHARACTERISTICS

- Development of the English textile industry.- Cloth making was based on the Domestic System.- Made from imported cotton (From India).- First major invention which sparked “The flying shuttle”.- Invented by John Kay 1733.- First cotton mills were opened in England.

Gas lighting

The Evolution

The Steam EngineThe Flying Shuttle The Spinning Jenny The Train locomotive

Coke smelting The power-loom The hot-air balloon The rolling mill

James Watt’s Steam Engine:

- Very important invention- Converted England in the Workshop of the World- Based on a region of England called Lancashire- n 1780 England have 1,7 million operative cotto spindles that imports

5 million pounds of cotton. In 1800 they were 5 million 35% more and imports 50 million pounds 100% more than in 1700.

Coal

- Important fact- Steam engines use coal- James Watt- Remove the excess of water

Consequences

- Historian consider the most important change- Many developments- Enormous consequences

Consequences

- The world developed a lot- New methods to extract coal, iron and steel- Change in society

Consequences

- Before this invention the factories use to be near the rivers- The transports were revolutionised introducing new transport

methods like the trains

Consequences

But this machine didn't take only good things. After this invention London became more poor this happened because a lot of machines start replacing people, and the workers that weren’t replaced earning less money

The Impact of the train- The impact of rail technology was on the 19th century.

- The transport was revolutionised.

- The production of iron and steel became faster and more efficient.

- There were two useful factors:● In 1740, England produced 17,000 tons of iron.● By 1840, it was producing 3,000,000 tons.

- The impact of the train had nine consequences:

Lower cost in transport

Bigger cities

Demand for materials to build railways

Quicker, faster, safer transport

New infrastructure networks

Increased demand for iron-based products

Easier migration

Joining together of industries and markets

Growth in active population

The end