THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

By: Inaya Noor 7C

 • European nations, including Britain,
• Sea routes were discovered to India and Far
East to trade in:
• Spices
• Silk
INTRODUCTION TO THE
CHAPTER • Indigo
• This was made possible by new inventions
In 16th and 17th Centuries such as:
When Mughal power was at its hieght, • Steam Engine
important developments were taking place
Steam engine could power machines to make
in the rest of the world
metal tools.
Thus helping in producing further machinery
for the textile industry and for better
tranportation.
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

• The period in which machines took the place of the

manual work was known as
Industrial Revolution.
It began in Britian around 1750 and soon spread to
Europe and North America
These revolutionary inventions had a lasting effect
on the economy of nations as taking advantage of
resources by colonial powers made industry in
Britain and other European counties developed.

BRITAIN AND THE
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
WHY WAS INDUSTRIAL LED IN BRITAIN?
There were a number of reasons that
led to the industrial revolution in Britain
Here are some:
• 1: The country had large reserves of coal to
power the machines and iron ore which
provied raw material for making machines
• 2: The manufacture of the textiles and iron
were the two most important industries which
made British business grow and prosper.
• 3: By 1850, Britian was producin most of the
world’s cotton, iron, steel and coal, and was
considered the richest nation of all
• 4: The industrial revolution made mass
production possible, that is producing goods
in large quantities and in less time than
before. Morever mass produced goods were
cheaper and more widely available
• Other nations also competed with Britian for
markets abroad.