REVOLUTION

Unit I - The Industrial Revolution

Essential Question TopicsEssential Question Topics• Did the I.R. benefit all?• Why was Britain the

birthplace of the I.R.?• What were the causes

of the I.R.?• What was the impact

on women and children?

• Social and political responses?

Extending ActivitiesMajor Assessments

• Paragraph on the Agricultural Revolution

• Document based questions (DBQ) Quiz

• Multiple choice and DBQ test

• In-class essay: the impact of the I.R.

Unit I - EssayUnit I - Essay

The Industrial Revolution was a period of great prosperity

and progress for Britain.

Discuss the validity of this statement for the period

1750 to 1900.

WHAT IS A

REVOLUTION?

BEFORE

AFTER

BEFORE AFTER

Before After

Type of Society

Place of Work

Type or source of Power

Place of living / environment

So… What is an INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION?

CAUSESCAUSES• Agricultural Revolution

• Enclosure Acts

• Colonial empire

• Capital available

• Others…

So let’s start with the FIRST causes of the IR

• The Agricultural Revolution

and

• The Enclosure Acts/ Enclosure Movement

Homework: “Enclosure Act Activity” on my blog. Follow the directions carefully!