Industrial Revolution in England The Industrial Revolution first started in England, then later spread to The United States. The questions is why did the revolution start in England? The revolution would start in england because They had the workers to do the work, They had the resources necessary, and they had textile production.
England has many resources on the land, things such as: Iron, Coal, Wool, Lead, Cotton, Tin etc. One of the most important of the resources was Coal, Because Coal helped run the machines. Most of the resources were mostly in one area (Based on the map on Doc 1). With all these resources they had new agriculture, and that began to grow with the help of machines. They had Horse-Drawn seed drills, Stock breeding, and mechanical …show more content…
In Doc 5 An excerpt from the Industrial Revolution by Thomas S. Ashton (Oxford University Press, revised edition, 1962) It says “...systematic thought lay behind the most of the innovations in industrial practice. Invention… Rarely thrives in a community of simple peasants or unskilled manual laborers: only when division of labor has developed...does it come to harvest. The stream of English scientific thought was one of the main tributaries of the industrial revolution… Discoveries in different fields of activity were linked together…” People had ideas of new inventions and new discoveries had been found. People invented ways to make their work easier and more efficient. They had some inventions like The flying shuttle that increased the speed of weaving, Invented by John Kay. They had The Spinning Jenny that spun 9-10 threads at a time; used at home, Invented by James Hargreaves (Gathered from Doc 6).
England had many great advantages they lead to them having an industrial revolution. Some of these factors include, The workers that they had to do the jobs, they had the resources needed for production, and they had some textile
England has many resources on the land, things such as: Iron, Coal, Wool, Lead, Cotton, Tin etc. One of the most important of the resources was Coal, Because Coal helped run the machines. Most of the resources were mostly in one area (Based on the map on Doc 1). With all these resources they had new agriculture, and that began to grow with the help of machines. They had Horse-Drawn seed drills, Stock breeding, and mechanical …show more content…
In Doc 5 An excerpt from the Industrial Revolution by Thomas S. Ashton (Oxford University Press, revised edition, 1962) It says “...systematic thought lay behind the most of the innovations in industrial practice. Invention… Rarely thrives in a community of simple peasants or unskilled manual laborers: only when division of labor has developed...does it come to harvest. The stream of English scientific thought was one of the main tributaries of the industrial revolution… Discoveries in different fields of activity were linked together…” People had ideas of new inventions and new discoveries had been found. People invented ways to make their work easier and more efficient. They had some inventions like The flying shuttle that increased the speed of weaving, Invented by John Kay. They had The Spinning Jenny that spun 9-10 threads at a time; used at home, Invented by James Hargreaves (Gathered from Doc 6).
England had many great advantages they lead to them having an industrial revolution. Some of these factors include, The workers that they had to do the jobs, they had the resources needed for production, and they had some textile