Wednesday, March 21, 2012

3/21/12 Great Britain Rev Notes

Great Britain
 -3 countries make up great Britain
     Scotland
     England
     Wells
 -They farmed to live
     Subsistence Farming
         Only Growing what your family needs
-Middle to end(beginning 1700)
   Inclosure movement
       England had common grounds(land that was own by everyone) and they started to fence them off.
          The smaller common grounds were given to the larger farm owners
              If you couldn't find work as a tenant farmer you were forced to move into cities
***It was all about efficiency

-Jethro Tull(not the flute player) was concerned about the wasted seeds.
    He invented the seed drill.
       Made more efficient to plant seeds and made it into straight rows
They started to crop rotated
    Rotate the crops to help the ground get it's nutrients back
They made a metal plow
   Made to be stronger
   Made replaceable blades
People moved to the city to find work but found none
   because of Factors of production Great Britain became leader of the Industrial Rev
Had a lot of natural resources
   Coal
   Iron Ore
   Water
        Transportation
        Food
        Power
Factors of Production
  Land
  Natural Resources
  Workers
Disadvantages of Factor on river
  Flooding
  Drought
Textile Industry
 Clothing
 They created a machine that could more than 100kx than we could
Steam engine was finally invented
  Steam powered boats and steam powered trains



 



 
           

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