Menwa Arakelian
Mrs. Sauter
World History/Block D
13 December 2014
Effects of the Industrial Revolution I don’t agree with that statement ultimately because if it weren’t for the Industrial Revolution, life as we know it would be a lot different and tough. Even though I don’t agree with the statement, I do agree that there were a lot of negative effects from the Industrial Revolution as well. Negative effects such as, shifts in family life, environmental factors, and life of a worker during the Industrial Revolution.
Throughout the whole Industrial Revolution, the rural way of life began to disappear. By the 1850s, country villages had grown into industrial towns and cities. The Industrial Revolution brought rapid urbanization, or the movement of people to these Industrial towns and cities. There were a lot of changes in farming and agriculture. There was a soaring population growth. …show more content…
One vital source for this new technology was coal, which was used to develop the steam engine. In 1712 Thomas Newcomen had developed a steam engine powered by coal to pump water out of mines. Later on, James Watt saw Newcomen’s invention and wanted to make it better. We made improvements on the engine in order to make it more efficient. This advanced steam engine, became a key power source of the Industrial Revolution and the years after. It opened a door to operating machinery and powering locomotives and steamships. Advances in Britain’s largest industry, textiles, was also a major part in the Industrial Revolution for it shaped the way of production at a fast rate. Under the putting out-system, production was slow. As the demand for cloth grew, inventors had to invent machines that can weave cotton and produce cloth at a fast rate. John Kay’s flying shuttle enables weavers to work faster than spinners. The spinning jenny came out in 1764, which spun many threads at the same
Mrs. Sauter
World History/Block D
13 December 2014
Effects of the Industrial Revolution I don’t agree with that statement ultimately because if it weren’t for the Industrial Revolution, life as we know it would be a lot different and tough. Even though I don’t agree with the statement, I do agree that there were a lot of negative effects from the Industrial Revolution as well. Negative effects such as, shifts in family life, environmental factors, and life of a worker during the Industrial Revolution.
Throughout the whole Industrial Revolution, the rural way of life began to disappear. By the 1850s, country villages had grown into industrial towns and cities. The Industrial Revolution brought rapid urbanization, or the movement of people to these Industrial towns and cities. There were a lot of changes in farming and agriculture. There was a soaring population growth. …show more content…
One vital source for this new technology was coal, which was used to develop the steam engine. In 1712 Thomas Newcomen had developed a steam engine powered by coal to pump water out of mines. Later on, James Watt saw Newcomen’s invention and wanted to make it better. We made improvements on the engine in order to make it more efficient. This advanced steam engine, became a key power source of the Industrial Revolution and the years after. It opened a door to operating machinery and powering locomotives and steamships. Advances in Britain’s largest industry, textiles, was also a major part in the Industrial Revolution for it shaped the way of production at a fast rate. Under the putting out-system, production was slow. As the demand for cloth grew, inventors had to invent machines that can weave cotton and produce cloth at a fast rate. John Kay’s flying shuttle enables weavers to work faster than spinners. The spinning jenny came out in 1764, which spun many threads at the same