Industrial+Revolution+in+Great+Britain


 * Jonathon Quang **

** __Prompt: __ ** Identify and describe inventions, work conditions and events that happened during the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain.

** __Inventions: __ **  o Spinning Jenny: invented by James Hargreaves, allowed increased yarn production  o Water Frame: invented by Richard Arkwright  o Mule: combination of the spinning jenny and the water frame, invented by Samuel Crompton, increased yarn production  o Power Loom: invented by Edmund Cartwright, increased rate of weaving cloth o Newcomen Engine “Atmospheric Engine”: a steam pump, developed by Thomas Newcomen o Genuine Steam Engine: invented by James Watt when he was asked to help repair the Newcomen Engine o First Steam Powered Locomotive: invented by Richard Trevithick o <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Rocket: invented by George Stephan, used on the first public railway line o <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Roads, railroads, and canals

o <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Crystal Palace, exhibited Britain’s engineering skills, and 100,000 exhibits that showed the wide variety of products created during the Industrial Revolution
 * __<span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Events: __ **

o <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Worked regular hours and in shifts o <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Fines and dismissals for adult employees o <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Children workers were beaten o <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Strict time schedules o <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Long work hours o <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Dangerous work areas o <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Low wages o <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Dirty work areas
 * __<span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Work Conditions: __ **


 * __<span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Thesis: __ **<span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> During the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain an event called Crystal Palace exhibited inventions such as the Spinning Jenny and Power Loom that helped increase production rate, however when workers used these inventions in factories they were often put in dangerous workplaces and worked for long hours.