Sample
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, Social changes during the
Industrial Revolution Wealth from the slave trade
Urbanisation and changing living conditions • The transatlantic slave trade was a key component
in the triangular trade route.
• Thousands of workers were needed to operate machines in mills • Britain played a significant role in the slave trade.
and factories. • Britain got income from the slave trade and selling
• Cities became very full – there was overcrowding. manufactured goods.
• Caused new cities to be developed.
• New towns were unhygienic and dirty – caused diseases to spread.
Economy before the
Sample
Mines and factories, and child Industrial Revolution
labour in mills and mines U1: Changes during
• Majority of the population lived in rural areas
the Industrial - isolated, small communities.
• Mines:
o The steam engine changed the coal mining Revolution in • Main activities = grain cultivation and raising
sheep for wool.
industry. Britain (A)
• Summaries after sample
o Steam engines pumped flood water out.
Factories:
o New machines allowed Britain to provide
large scale, cheap and efficient ways to smelt
•
•
Machines weren’t used.
Manufacturers worked from home – cottage
industries.
iron and steel – increased production.
o Canals, roads, bridges and railways were built
– allowed goods to be moved quickly and
What the Industrial Revolution was
cheaply. • It began in the 1700s and was a transition from
people mainly working on the land to people mainly
• Child labour: working in manufacturing.
o Their small build and suppleness suited new • Caused mass production.
machinery and work situations. • New manufacturing methods led to cheaper, faster
o Children required lower wages and were production.
bullied into obeying their boss. • New innovations, methods and materials
improved efficiency.
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, Sample
Summaries after sample
Summaries after sample
, Social changes during the
Industrial Revolution Wealth from the slave trade
Urbanisation and changing living conditions • The transatlantic slave trade was a key component
in the triangular trade route.
• Thousands of workers were needed to operate machines in mills • Britain played a significant role in the slave trade.
and factories. • Britain got income from the slave trade and selling
• Cities became very full – there was overcrowding. manufactured goods.
• Caused new cities to be developed.
• New towns were unhygienic and dirty – caused diseases to spread.
Economy before the
Sample
Mines and factories, and child Industrial Revolution
labour in mills and mines U1: Changes during
• Majority of the population lived in rural areas
the Industrial - isolated, small communities.
• Mines:
o The steam engine changed the coal mining Revolution in • Main activities = grain cultivation and raising
sheep for wool.
industry. Britain (A)
• Summaries after sample
o Steam engines pumped flood water out.
Factories:
o New machines allowed Britain to provide
large scale, cheap and efficient ways to smelt
•
•
Machines weren’t used.
Manufacturers worked from home – cottage
industries.
iron and steel – increased production.
o Canals, roads, bridges and railways were built
– allowed goods to be moved quickly and
What the Industrial Revolution was
cheaply. • It began in the 1700s and was a transition from
people mainly working on the land to people mainly
• Child labour: working in manufacturing.
o Their small build and suppleness suited new • Caused mass production.
machinery and work situations. • New manufacturing methods led to cheaper, faster
o Children required lower wages and were production.
bullied into obeying their boss. • New innovations, methods and materials
improved efficiency.
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, Sample
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