Agricultural Revoltion- started in Great Britain 1600s.
British Isles= Scotland, Ireland, and England.
Citizens were Subsistence Farmers (grew crops for their families)
The Inclosure Movement-land was limited to a select few who could farm the land. People who couldn't find land to farm had to move-cities had population growth. Farmers who had larger farms wanting to effectively farm-inventions were made.
Jethro Toll-thought that when people were seeding their land was wasteful: created the seed-drill. Allowed farmers to plant seeds in straight rows, improved efficiency.
Charles Townson-copied a Dutch idea called crop rotating-each plant required different nutrient from soil. By rotating the soil, by rotating the crops the soil could replenish those needed nutrients.
The discovery of iron allowed to replace wood tools with metal.
Industrial Revolution-
More workers in the cities. Two main natura resources in Great Britain=iron and coal & cotton
-Lots of land, workers, and natural resources helped Great Britain.
Lots of rivers, water. Helped with transportation, food, and power. Disadvantage-floods and droughts. Not all cities had rivers.
Textile Industry- mechanics. making clothing, cloth. Production has increased by machines. could produce approximatly 320 millions yards of silk in 24 hours. One of the 1st factories was a cotton & silk factory.
Steam engines-steam being used as a source of power. Steam-powered boats helped transport faster and more efficently. Communication was advanced. News and info for the inventions spreads faster by 2x.
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