Industrial Revolution 

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The shift from agriculture to industrialism

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The shift from agriculture to industrialism

This included the following: people began to work any times that their boss needed them, instead of the hours of daylight. People became specialized, being good at one specific thing, instead of the Jack-of-all-trades farmers. Instead of villages and cottages, cities formed.

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When the government takes over and fences off land formerly owned by peasants.

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The population change as a result of the industrial revolution

This exploded, creating bigger farms (which helped fight famine) and more workers, to tend the farms.

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Coal

This was used for energy, which helped Thomas Newcomen develop the steam engine, later to be improved by James Watt.

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Iron

This was used in the Industrial Revolution, and modified when Abraham Darby invented smelting and was able to extract this from the ore, making it cheaper and better quality.

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Why did the Industrial Revolution start in Britain?

Resources, Economics, and Political and Social Conditions

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What resources did Britain have that encouraged the start of the Industrial Revolution?

Coal and Iron

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