4.1 From manual work to machines

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The Industrial Revolution

chapter 4

Citizens and steam engines 

What do you know about the 8th 'tijdvak'?
(1800-1900)

From manual work to machines

paragraph 4.1

Industrialisation

Because of the import of cotton from colonies, people started thinking about ways how to produce cotton more efficiently. 

Effect: the invention of spinning machines to spin threads. 

These machines were too big to put at home. So, these machines were put in factories. 

--> Start of the Industrial Revolution. 

Spinning wheel (1 thread)

Spinning engine
(multiple threads)

The Steam Engine

Soon, inventors found a way for a machine working on steam. This lead to the first steam engine. 

Causes industrialisation

• Growth of the population due to better agriculture
• Increasing demand for cotton (and thus the need to build extra   factories)
• Farmes lost their jobs and moved to the city to work in the factories =   urbanisation
• European countries had access to raw materials from their colonies   (cotton, coal and iron)

Assignment

You will get divided (by me!) into groups of 3. 

Each group gets assigned an invention of the Industrial Revolution. 

You will give a short presentation (of 3-4 minutes) on this invention in which you answer the following questions:

1. What does the invention do?

2. Who invented it?

3. Why was this invention so important during the Industrial Revolution?
or any other information you deem important

However! You cannot say 'ehm' or any other filling words!

Effects of industrialisation

Industrialisation drastically changed peoples life.

• Society changed from an agricultural-urban society into an industrial   society.
• New ways of transportation.
• Fast growing cities because of increasing urbanisation 
     --> cheap, quickly-built houses 

Early modern period → Modern period

The period 1800-now is called the Modern Era. 

Think of the reason why a new era starts with industrialisation

In which country did the Industrial Revolution start?

1. The Netherlands
2. Germany
3. Great-Britain
4. The United States

Industrial Revolution:
_______________ society -->
________________ society.

What changed in the daily life of people during industrialisation?

1. New products, like matches and canned food
2. Light on the streets and at home during night time
3. Less people working on the countryside
4. New ways of transportation, like the train, tram and car