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The Industrial Revolution - Coggle Diagram
The Industrial Revolution
Causes
Agriculture
became more efficient
more food production
Population increased
better living standards
greater demand for goods
England
shifted from a farming
to an industrial economy
New technologies and inventions
Steam Engine
Thomas Newcomen
Factories built near coal fields
Cheaper cloth production
New sources of power and transport
Power Loom
linked cloth production
to steam and water power
Development of the factory system
Spinning Jenny
allowed more fabric in less time
Transport Improvements
More efficient transport systems
Roads improved
New waterways built
Terrible working conditions
women and children paid less
Work was monotonous
Low wages
were built
Mushroom Towns
Small towns
built near factories to house workers