the industrial revolution through images
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The Industrial Revolution Through Images. Adapted from a presentation by Ms. Susan Pojer (Horace Greeley HS). Why Did Industrialization Begin in England First?. The Enclosure Movement. Metals, Woolens, & Canals. Early Canals. Britain’s Earliest Transportation Infrastructure. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Adapted from a presentation by Ms. Susan Pojer (Horace Greeley HS)
The Enclosure Movement
Metals, Woolens, & Canals
Early Canals
Britain’s Earliest Transportation Infrastructure
Coalfields & Industrial Areas
British Pig Iron Production
1800 1 ton of coal 50, 000 miners1850 30 tons 200, 000 miners
1880 300 million tons 500, 000 miners
1914 250 million tons 1, 200, 000 miners
Coal Mining in Britain:
1800-1914
Young Coal Miners
Child Labor in the Mines
Child “hurriers”
Textile FactoryWorkers in England1813 2400 looms 150, 000 workers
1833 85, 000 looms 200, 000 workers
1850 224, 000 looms >1 million workers
The Factory System
Textile FactoryWorkers in England
Young “Bobbin-Doffers”
John Kay’s “Flying Shuttle”
Richard Arkwright:“Pioneer of the Factory
System”
The “Water Frame”
The Power Loom
James Watt’s Steam Engine
Steam Tractor
Steam Ship
An Early Steam Locomotive
The Impact of the Railroad
“The Great Land Serpent”
Stereotype of the Factory Owner
19c Bourgeoisie: The Industrial Nouveau
Riche
Criticism of the New Bourgeoisie
“Upstairs/Downstairs” Life
Factory Wages in Lancashire, 1830
Age of Worker Male Wages Female Wagesunder 11 2s 3d. 2s. 4d.11 - 16 4s. 1d. 4s. 3d.17 - 21 10s. 2d. 7s. 3d.22 - 26 17s. 2d. 8s. 5d.27 - 31 20s. 4d. 8s. 7d.32 - 36 22s. 8d. 8s. 9d.37 - 41 21s. 7d. 9s. 8d.42 - 46 20s. 3d. 9s. 3d.47 - 51 16s. 7d. 8s. 10d.52 - 56 16s. 4d. 8s. 4d.57 - 61 13s. 6d. 6s. 4d.
Industrial Staffordshire
The New Industrial City
Early-19c Londonby Gustave Dore
Worker Housing in Manchester
Factory Workers at Home
The Luddites
The Chartists
Thomas Malthus/David Ricardo
The Socialists: Utopians & Marxists
Government Response to
Industrial Revolution
(a few examples)
British Reform Bills
Labor Reform BillsIndustry & Age Cohort 1851 1861 1871 1881
MiningMales under 15 7,300 45,100 43,100 30,400Females under 15 1,400 500 900 500Males 15-20 50,100 65,300 74,900 87,300Females over 15 5,400 4,900 5,300 5,700
Total under 15 as % of work force 13% 12% 10% 6%
Textiles Males under 15 93,800 80,700 78,500 58,900Females under 15 147,700 115,700 119,800 82,600Males 15-20 92,600 92,600 90,500 93,200Females over 15 780,900 739,300 729,700 699,900
Total under 15 as % of work force 15% 19% 14% 11%
Industrialization By 1850
Railroads on the Continent
Share in World Manufacturing
Output: 1750-1900
Bibliographic Sources
) “Images of the Industrial Revolution.”Mt. Holyoke College. http://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/rschwart/ind_rev/images/images-ind-era.html
) “The Peel Web: A Web of English History.”http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/mbloy/c-eight/primary.htm