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Major social effects of the Industrial Revolution (1760 - 1840) - Coggle…
Major social effects of the
Industrial Revolution
(1760 - 1840)
Rapid urbanization
Demand for workers
People move to the cities
Mechanical/technological inventions fro farmings
Jethro Tull’s inventions
seed drill
horse drawn cultivator
Factories
Richard Arkwright’s invention (father of the factory)
The Water Frame
Transition from agrarian economy to manufacturing economy
Increased production of goods
Cheaper goods
Efficiency
Dependence on manual labor was reduced
Wealth
(capitalists)
Increased wages
Enclosure Acts
landowners can buy pieces of common land from the government
Better living standards
Social services (stores, churches, schools, etc.)
Change in social structure
Nouveau riche
