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The Industrial Revolution began in Britain in the late 1700s and transformed transportation, industry, and society. Improved roads and the development of canals and railways were necessary to transport increasing industrial outputs and raw materials. Early roads were poorly maintained, so Turnpike Trusts that collected tolls helped improve roads. Canals were then built for transporting bulky goods like coal and iron. Finally, the railway network expanded rapidly in the "Railway Mania" of the 1840s, allowing much faster and larger transportation of goods and people. The Industrial Revolution also introduced new factory systems that concentrated production into larger factories rather than small cottage industries, fueling Britain's rise as the "Workshop of the World."

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Industrial Revolution Impact: and Its

The Industrial Revolution began in Britain in the late 1700s and transformed transportation, industry, and society. Improved roads and the development of canals and railways were necessary to transport increasing industrial outputs and raw materials. Early roads were poorly maintained, so Turnpike Trusts that collected tolls helped improve roads. Canals were then built for transporting bulky goods like coal and iron. Finally, the railway network expanded rapidly in the "Railway Mania" of the 1840s, allowing much faster and larger transportation of goods and people. The Industrial Revolution also introduced new factory systems that concentrated production into larger factories rather than small cottage industries, fueling Britain's rise as the "Workshop of the World."

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History

Industrial
Revolution
and its

Impact
Zahabiya FP
8G2

Contents
1 Introduction
2 Transport
Roads
Canals
Railways
3 Industry
Domestic System
Factory System

Introduction
The Industrial Revolution took place between
the late 1700s and early 1800s. It bought drastic
changes in the fields of agriculture, textile and
metal manufactures, transport, industry,
economic policies and the social structure with
communication, as well as more advanced
technology, equipment and machinery.
Its said, that Britain got industrialized due to its
abundant natural resources, ready workforce,
ever growing economy, the availability of
capital and demand and fortunately, the stability
of its government.
Having commercial, financial and political
power to edge out rivals, all the while industrial
outputs rising by the mid-19 century, Britain
resulted in having no other country at first
compete with her, making Britain the
Workshop of the World.

Transport
As the Industrial Revolution evolved, there was
a need for better method of moving goods, new
technologies and large scale investments in the
countrys infrastructure, as mentioned earlier.
Transport before was very rudimentary, in other
words, very basic, before the Industrial
Revolution popped in. Roads were poorly built
and maintained as no one bothered to take care
of them or didnt have enough money to. Goods
were transported on river barges which
apparently was not only as slow as a snail but
quite expensive too. Nonexistent was the
railway network, only used by wooden tracks
and carriages dragged by exhausted horses.
Due to the technological innovations made in
the textile and iron industries, goods were
produced faster and cheaper. This led the
Industrial Revolution to take place.

Roads were improved first, then came era of


canal building and finally, the railway was
developed which then at the time was known as
the Railway Mania as people got too railwaycrazed.

Roads
The Turnpike Trust was basically a local group
that was appointed to maintain roads, of which
they did a very good job of. The horrible
government didnt pay for the roads at the time
so trusts were needed. Trusts were like a fee,
people paid to use the road. This helped the
Turnpike Trust to raise money in improving the
roads.
In short, after the Turnpike Trust was created,
roads became so much better. Transportation
was easier, goods that were fragile could be
moved without the interference of damage,
public transport then became more frequent and
journeys to other towns were a lot quicker for
travelers.
All in all, people should be grateful for the great
help done by the Turnpike Trust.

Canals

Manmade waterways are called canals. In the


1790s, canals were being built to carry goods
like coal and iron because theyre particularly
bulky and heavy, totally not suitable for the
roads as they would take more time and would
definitely be more costly compared to canals.
Canals had many an advantage; no bumpy
journeys thats for sure, the amount of goods
transported could be increased, very cheap to
use and theres also less breakage of goods.

Railways

Railways were developed quickly and spread


across the country at an amazing rate as
companies were established to build and run the
new lines. This era was known as the Railway
Mania.
Goods could be transported faster and in larger
quantities than ever, reducing prices and
creating bigger markets. Speed, at which the
goods could be transported at, was the main
benefit. Small goods and bulky raw materials
were then transported a lot more quickly than
roads or by canals. The demands for coal and
steel rose, so did the construction of many
railways.
Communication, too, greatly improved. Sending
newspapers were increased; the postage system
was much faster and not to forget, easier became
the movement of workers.

Industry

The Industrial Revolution began in the mid-18


century and spread across the world by the early
19 century. This Revolution bought change in
the lifestyle of the people and how they worked
and lived. New machinery was invented while a
large part of the population moved to the urban
areas from the countryside.
People worked at home on their farms or in
small workshops before the Industrial
Revolution began.
More goods were bought since the 1700s,
resulting in textile traders searching a way of
producing clothes faster and cheaper. In the
early 18 century, the first spinning wheel was
invented and soon in factories, where workers
were gathered was spinning mostly done.

Domestic System

Its also called a cottage industry that primarily


manufactures, which includes many producers,
working part-time from their homes. Before the
Industrial Revolution, cottage industries were
industries that were usually operated by large
centralized factories.
The presence of business people, who had the
ability to expand the scale of their operations,
was one of the factors which allowed the
changes of the Revolution to take place in the
Western area of Europe.
The cottage industries were common at the time
when large proportions of the population were
too engaged in agriculture, as the farmers and
their families often were free most of the time
and desired to earn additional income during
winters because there was little farming to do in
the cold.

Factory System

The method of manufacturing that first began in


England, in the beginning of the Industrial
Revolution during the 1750s, is the factory
system, replacing the putting-out system.
One of the main characteristics is the use of
machinery, originally powered by water or
steam, then later by electricity.

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