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    The Industrial Revolution began in the UK in the early 1800s and spread across Europe and the US. It involved a shift from manual labor and production done in homes to mechanized factory production using machines powered by engines. This allowed for large-scale manufacturing. As the revolution took hold in Britain, cities like Leeds grew rapidly as factories were built and people moved to urban areas for work. While this increased production, it also led to poor living and working conditions for many, including long hours and child/female labor.

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    The Industrial Revolution began in the UK in the early 1800s and spread across Europe and the US. It involved a shift from manual labor and production done in homes to mechanized factory production using machines powered by engines. This allowed for large-scale manufacturing. As the revolution took hold in Britain, cities like Leeds grew rapidly as factories were built and people moved to urban areas for work. While this increased production, it also led to poor living and working conditions for many, including long hours and child/female labor.

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    The

    Industrial
    Revolution
    What was it?
    The Industrial Revolution was a period of major changes
    over 200 years ago (began in the UK in the early 1800’s).

    In earlier days, people made products by hand and


    mostly worked in their homes or small workshops.

    During the industrial revolution, many factories were


    built.

    Laborers began making large numbers of things using


    machines powered by engines.
    What was it?
    Where did the Industrial Revolution take
    place?
    • The Industrial Revolution
    began in England but quickly
    spread across Europe.

    • It also spread across to the


    United States in the late 1800s.
    Discussion point:

    Which factors do you think led to the industrial


    revolution?
    Why did the industrial revolution take
    place and why in Britain?

    Large supplies of coal - unlike


    The Agricultural Revolution – Basic geography of the country –
    other countries, it was easily
    increased food production led to easy to transport goods (e.g.
    obtainable, needed to fuel
    growth in population. canals).
    machinery.

    Vast Colonial Empire - by the


    1700s, Britain had control over
    The politics in the country –
    areas such as: North America,
    stable government and also
    South Africa, Egypt, India and
    supported aspects of Capitalism
    Australia. This gave Britain
    e.g. child labour.
    access to huge amounts of
    natural resources.
    Discussion point:

    What problems do you think there were with


    the industrial revolution?
    1. Only a small part of the population became very
    rich but a large percentage were still very poor and
    lived in bad conditions.

    2. Children and women had to work for a long time


    Problems with for little pay.
    the Industrial
    Revolution 3. Working at different times, family members
    would take turns sleeping when they were not
    working.

    4. 12, 14, or even 18-hour workdays were common.


    Did you know?
    • Textile handy-workers
    who destroyed machines
    for fear of losing their
    jobs were called Luddites.
    The Industrial Revolution in Leeds
    During the 19th Century Leeds changed from a small town to a large manufacturing city.

    By 1801, the population had reached 30,000 (a large town).

    By 1851, it had reached 101,000.

    Lots of new houses were built HOWEVER the standard of housing was poor and they became
    dirty and crowded.

    As a result, diseases spread more easily.


    The Industrial Revolution in Leeds -
    Canals
    •In 1700 the rivers Aire and Calder were
    made navigable from Leeds to
    Wakefield.
    •In 1794 work began on the Leeds to
    Liverpool canal.
    •It was completed in 1816.
    •Canals were built to allow heavy goods
    to be moved easily where they were
    needed.
    More pictures of Leeds during the Industrial Revolution..
    Video representing the period of the Industrial Revolution
    (from the Olympic opening ceremony in the UK)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QL_uG2G
    SZo&t=102s

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