Industrial+Revolution+in+Great+Britain

Matt Osborne

British Industrialization

Why Britain?
 * Followed the agriculture revolution, led to better production of food
 * People did not have to use all their money on food=buying manufactured goods also
 * population growth= more labor
 * ready supply of capital
 * central bank and credit facilities
 * had iron and coal
 * government supported

Cotton/iron Industry
 * James Hargreaves-Spining Jenny- spin yarn faster
 * Richard Arkwright- water frame spinnig machine-powered by water or horse
 * Samuel Cromptons-Mule-combination of water frame and spinning Jenny
 * Edmund Cartwright-power loom- weaving of cloth faster
 * Henry Cort-Puddling-coke used to burn away impurities in pig iron to produce high quality iron

Steam Engine/Transportation
 * Thomas Newcomen-steam pump
 * James Watt-repaired Newcomens engine-turned it into a steam engine
 * George Stephenson-Rocket-16miles an hour train-eventually got faster
 * Railroads

Ex. Thesis: Britain's accomplishments throughout the 18th and 19th century such as the agricultrue revolution, the spinning jenny, and the steam engine allowed it to be the first country to industrialize successfully.