How Did The Industrial Revolution Change The World?

The birth of the Industrial Revolution began in England, 1750. Many citizens were still living on small farms in the rural area, but the Industrial Revolution was going to change the way English citizens lived. The way goods were produced would no longer be handmade, it would be made from machinery, thus allowing mass production. Steam power would be the main energy source leading to cheap goods and more job opportunity. When there is good there is also bad, due to urbanization there would be unsanitary living conditions, discrimination, and dangerous working conditions. Despite the Industrial Revolution causing changes to the world, of those changes, few were beneficial to the lower class of English citizens and to those who were imperialized by the English.

Technology was improving fast in England and new changes were rapidly occurring. Farming methods were changing with the seed drill invented by Jethro Tull, and improved fertilizer. People were living longer with healthier food. With new technologies it wasn’t just the food improving, the steam engine came to life and created many opportunities. Referring to an excerpt of The Philosophy of Manufactures: or, an Exposition …show more content…
Referring to the illustration, Industrialization and Demographic Change, from the year 1801 to 1851, the population of cities increased massively. This occurred due to the Enclosure Movement, farmers and their families now moved to cities and worked in factories. The new machineries were more efficient and increased production compared to a product being homemade. As indicated in the A Compendious History of the Cotton Manufacture, products being homemade requires much more labor and time compared to the items made in the factories, the machines don’t require so many steps and the number of workers allow mass production of a product. Due to mass production, goods were cheap and the need of the consumers were