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The Industrial Revolution in Scotland 4 What was the difference between Scotland's and England's Industrial . Revolution, and do you think historians are always accurate and without opinion? Inno = Anooot AAnnnnnMoecin oe Te —— Take 2 minutes to write down everything you see, feel, and think about these pictures. << Turn to the person on your right and discuss. THE SCOTTISH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION « Pre-industrialization, Scotland was an agricultural nation. Farming was the main employment in the Highlands and Island * Work was 'cottage-based', * Small-scale production, often & operated out of their home THE SCOTTISH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION Post-industrialization (1790s), Scotland's leading industry became cotton production. After the loss of cotton supplies from America during the American Civil War (1861), Scotland diversified to engineering. ZMORTANT Poni Today, the Scottish I R05 Queen Mary & Industrial Revolution is ca known for their shipbuilding, locomotive construction, and steel. « James Watt: the steam engine* ¢ William Murdoch: gas lighting « James Young: paraffin oil Lord Kelvin: science of thermodynamics and the Kelvin scale « John Boyd Dunlop: modern tire rors are ‘ 4 \ COOOOOC Annan | aa aa ia PO MUUSU ene icra) : vay Ceaser y) FE TAG Leena |

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