6

The Industrial
Revolution

Members: Jeremy Reyes

Julio Mateluna

Teacher: Rafae

Concept Industrial
Revolution.
It is a change of work
systems and the structure of
society.
It begins in Britain in the
second half of XVIII century,
and
is the most important since

The leading sectors

Cotton textile
Cotton benefits are many, it is
an abundant and cheap raw
material, it is easy to extend its
cultivation,
it is easier to machine, it is more
competitive, cheaper, lightweight,
flexible.

The leading sectors

Metallurgical Sector
The second major growth sector
was coal and iron. Coal is imposed
because it is cheaper, more
abundant and has more calorific
value than
wood. Iron is used for rails of train
tracks, machines, farming tools, etc.

The leading sectors

Railway Sector
The first stretch of railroad was
the linking London with Manchester
(1830) pulled by the locomotive "Roquet
invented by Stephenson.
The railway sector had a significant
impact by increasing the consumption of
coal and iron.

Why in England?
England had planned and harmonious
development of its agriculture. The land
was largely in the hands of the nobility
through the laws of enclosure. The
nobility was willing to operate
innovations, such as the Norfolk system,
which
is the replacement of fallow by
alternating crop of cereals and pulses.