The Industrial Revolution1700-1850

Melanie HurleyWorld History 108

British Inventors First machines spun and wove cloth

quickly Wealthy businessmen built factories

Spinning jenny machine spun 16 threads simultaneously

Angered people who made cloth at home

Luddites protested by smashing machines Led by Ned Ludd

Steam Power James Watt invented first steam engine

in 1782 Hundreds of his engines used throughout

Britain George Stephenson designed steam

train, The Rocket Peak speed: 30 mph Used to transport goods in 1829

Coal Mining Coal needed to boil water to create

steam Mining towns boomed

Deep mines dug Men, women, and children worked long

hours Many people killed and injured

The Industrial Revolution1700-1850

Melanie HurleyWorld History 108