Zevanique Goodger October 24 , 2008 The Industrial Revolution in Great Britain For thousands of years, most people worked farming in small villages. Most work was done by the energy of humans or animals. However, a chain of events during the mid-1700s changed the way of life for many. We call this period of change the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution was a rapid greatly increased output of machine-made goods. At the same time, improved farming methods resulted in an agricultural revolution. It all had began in Great Britain. New sources of power replaced humans and animal power. In the 1800s, the Industrial Revolution spread from Britain to the rest of Europe, to the Americas and across the globe. The Industrial Revolution had created many machinery goods which needed a good source of power. As showed in document one, Britain had a large supply of coal to power the new steam engines. Also according to document four, it also had plenty iron to build the new machines and cotton which was mainly used by the textile industry to make cloth. Though Britain had many natural resources, it needed workers to mine the coal and iron, build the factories and to operate the machines. Many old farmers, put out of their work, came to Britain for these available jobs, causing a growth in the population. With many factory workers and a good source of power, new technology came about. In the 1700s, Britain had many skilled mechanics, who saw the demands for new inventions. Document six shows a list of inventors and their inventions. Most of these new technologies improved the machinery in the factories. For examples, most of these new technologies were used by the textile industries to make cloth faster. Document eight and nine shows some new improved inventions in the agricultural fields. This was a major reason why farmers lost their jobs. Since the machines did most of the works, there were no need for the energy of the peoples. Overall, Britain was the...