Tag: industries and impact

Cottage industries could not compete with the factories and they met their natural death in the course of time. The establishment of factories saw the rise of many new industrial towns like Manchester, Lancashire, Birmingham and Sheffield. 

Weaving methods were improved by Power loom. A power loom is a mechanised loom powered by a line shaft, and was one of the key developments in the industrialization of weaving during the early Industrial Revolution. The first power loom was designed in 1784 by Edmund Cartwright and first built in 1785.

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The industrial revolution changed the economic face of England. England became the most advanced country in the world. It developed its trade relations and this increased the national income. The establishment of factories saw the rise of many new industrial towns like Manchester, Lancashire, Birmingham and Sheffield. 

The revolution in agriculture had started before the industrial revolution. The agriculture revolution in 18th century paved the way for the industrial revolution in Britain. New farming techniques and improved live stock breeding led to amplified food production.

It is an instrument meant to know directions. Its needle always points towards the north. 

Capitalism involves mass production of goods. Capitalism is an economic system in which capital goods are owned by private individuals or businesses. Capitalism was born out of the mass production of goods which led the owners of the big industries to amass wealth. 

The overcrowded towns lacked sanitary amenities. Air, water and noise pollution affected the health of the people. People's respiratory system was affected because of air pollution. Due to the outcome of poisonous gases from some of the factories, many people died. Unhygienic and dirty water from industries polluted water and people suffered from diarrhoea, gastro and jaundice. City vehicles and sound of machinery caused sound pollution and men became deaf permanently. 

The invention of machinery and its use in manufacturing was the starting point of industrial revolution. England had a large colonial empire. From her colonies, she could get raw material at cheaper rates for her factories. She had a big market for her products. England's geographical position was suitable for world trade. The world was accessible to England by ships. After the Napoleonic wars, no European country could get on without British goods and this increased the demand for British goods. 

• Karl Marx and Frederick Engels developed the idea of Communism.
• They lived in England during the Industrial revolution and distributed their communist theories so as to replace the capitalist world.