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Industrial Revolution

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Industrial Revolution
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Advances in Agriculture Crop Rotation ? rotate crops properly to use all fields Urbanization ? movement from rural to urban areas Enclosure movement ? landowners buy enclosed land Seed Drill ? Jethro Tull invented this to push seed to the ground Natural Resources Vs. Factors of Productions Natural Resources: river (in land transporation) , coals (for fuels), iron (to construct machinery, tools), harbors (for merchant ships) Factors of Production: political stability, resources: land labor, capital Major Inventions (Textiles) Flying Shuttle ? doubled work in a day for weaving Spinning Jenny ? spinning frame sped up spinning thread (John Kay) Cotton Gin ? multiplied the amount of gin to be cleansed (Eli Whitney) Major Inventions (Transportation)
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