- Who were the new people in the towns?
- Workers, people that had lost their land.
- What were the most important changes in these people’s life styles?
- They had to buy things, and became workers instead of self supplying farmers.
- What was the implication of that change in life style?
- They had to buy things.
- How far had the industrial revolution gone at the start of the 18th century?
- They mass produced coal and iron. Riots concerning machinery taking too much possible employment.
- Which role did coal play in the industrial revolution?
- Iron refinement, war and fuel.
- Which possibilities could John Wilkinson see in iron?
- Nice coffin. Bridges, further improvement on the steam engine, iron boats and iron chapels.
- What was James Watt’s achievement?
- He improved the steam engine.
- What happened in the textile production?
- The demand for clothing rose. Mass production and export of cotton.
- What were the social implications of this development?
- The families weren’t self sufficient any more.
- How was transport improved in the 18th century?
- Trains or ships, thereby improving the sped that things moved. The improved steam engines affected both.
