WHY DID GREAT BRITAIN TAKE OFF AFTER 1820-1830?? Earlier this week (E and F band)/Last week (everyone else), you looked at a set of charts. I hope you noticed that the Industrial Revolution began in Europe-and especially Great Britain- in 1750, but really took off between 1830 and 1860. The timeline below may help you to figure out why 1820-30 is a turning point. Create a timeline in your notebook with each of these points. • Cotton textiles were made in farmers' homes, called the putting-out system, before 1800. [Cottage Industryl • By 1640, coal was widely used to heat homes, instead of wood. By 1700, steam engines were used to pump water out of mines; James Watt improved the steam engine by 1760. By 1780 the steam engine was used in factories instead of water power. In 1765, James Hargreaves and Richard Awkright developed the spinning jenny and the water frame, respectively. Both produced cotton thread with machines. Because of its size, the water frame led to factories ( big space) and did not need skilled workers (allowed for hiring many unskilled workers-mainly young women). Iron mills used steam engines by 1780's and steam engines were put on wheels by 1800 (the railroad). Steam engines spurred factories which required workers. • By 1831, large mills predominated. State a hypothesis about 1820-1830 as a turning point. Why did Great Britain take off after 1830?

WHY DID GREAT BRITAIN TAKE OFF AFTER 1820-1830?? Earlier this week (E and F band)/Last week (everyone else), you looked at a set of charts. I hope you noticed that the Industrial Revolution began in Europe-and especially Great Britain- in 1750, but really took off between 1830 and 1860. The timeline below may help you to figure out why 1820-30 is a turning point. Create a timeline in your notebook with each of these points. • Cotton textiles were made in farmers' homes, called the putting-out system, before 1800. [Cottage Industryl • By 1640, coal was widely used to heat homes, instead of wood. By 1700, steam engines were used to pump water out of mines; James Watt improved the steam engine by 1760. By 1780 the steam engine was used in factories instead of water power. In 1765, James Hargreaves and Richard Awkright developed the spinning jenny and the water frame, respectively. Both produced cotton thread with machines. Because of its size, the water frame led to factories ( big space) and did not need skilled workers (allowed for hiring many unskilled workers-mainly young women). Iron mills used steam engines by 1780's and steam engines were put on wheels by 1800 (the railroad). Steam engines spurred factories which required workers. • By 1831, large mills predominated. State a hypothesis about 1820-1830 as a turning point. Why did Great Britain take off after 1830?