What was the Industrial Revolution?

Read this text to get an overview of the Industrial Revolution. Use it to help you fill in the paragraph that follows. Fill in the blanks below based on the text you read. The Industrial Revolution was the period in which the production of goods shifted from hand production methods to complex machines. This period of industrialization resulted in social and economic changes.The Industrial Revolution started in Britain around 1750. The process of industrialization spread throughout the world in the following centuries. WhyDidIRBeginInBritain.pdf The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain and later spread to the rest of the world.Read this document and use it to answer the questions that follow. Reading: Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in Great Britain? Vocabulary Matching Match each word from the reading to its definition. Agricultural Revolution Time when new tools, fertilizers, and harvesting techniques increased farming productivity, which resulted in an increase in population steam engine invention that was used to power machines in cotton factories Age of Exploration time period when European countries looked for new trade routes and conquered territory in different parts of the world colony territory owned by another country Causes Sort The reading makes four claims about why the Industrial Revolution began in Britain, then gives specific detailsto support each claim.Sort each detail into the column for the appropriate claim. Claim 1: The IR started in Britain because of its geography and resources. Britain was able to sail on its ocean borders to trade with many nearby countries. Great Britain’s location made it easy to ship raw materials to factories and finished goods to other places to be sold. Britain's rivers and coal could be used as fuel sources for new machines and factories. Claim 2: The IR started in Britain because of theAgricultural Revolution. Improvements to farming science meant that more food could be produced more easily. Since there were fewer jobs in rural areas, many farmers and their families migrated to cities where factories hired large numbers of workers. Claim 3: The IR started in Britain because ofnew technology. New technological innovation in machinery meant that factories could produce more goods in less time, for less money. Spinning Jenny - could turn fibers (cotton, wool) into string more quickly Steam Engine - powered machines Claim 4: The IR started in Britain because they had colonial markets. During the Industrial Revolution, English traders brought raw materials like cotton from its colonies to the factories in Great Britain where they were turned into finished goods. Finished goods (like fabric) produced in British factories could be sold not only in Great Britain, but in its colonies and territories as well.