The Industrial Revolution1700-1850

Neri BanksWorld History 108

British Investor

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