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Coal Use
Coal was what allowed us to use for the of new ways of transportation like the steam boat and the train. It was used in the place of firewood and charcoal.. -
Industrial Revolution Begins
The main features were technological, socioeconomic, and cultural changes from shifting to an industrial economy from an agrarian economy. This change arose from more efficient use of resources and new technology. The start of the revolution was the invention of the spinning machine in 1760. -
Steam Engine
The steam engine created by James Watt. It revolutionized the steam engine by improving on it in various ways. It allowed for future inventions to be made and run. -
Factories
Factories allowed for things to be made quickly. It made it so a lot of people moved to the cities for jobs and increased city sizes. -
London Reaches 1 million people
After the revolution began in London it boomed and became the first European city since Rome to reach a population of 1 million. This population boom came from people migrating to cities as they needed factory workers. This was a dirty and polluted city from the amount of coal being used to warm it. -
Steam Locomotive Invented
The steam locomotive would be the main source of over land transportation until the 1900's. It helped grow America westward and allowed for good to be shipped much faster than the ever could on ground. The trains were powered by coal so they polluted but not to the amount of cars just by how many fewer there were. -
The Airplane
Wilbur and Orville Wright made the first working airplane and changed how we transport goods and made international travel so much easier. -
The Automobile
Henry Ford was able to make the automobile affordable for everyday people. It changed how far people could go and allowed for people to work from farther away. -
Factories
Ford after installing the assembly line changed from making a car from 12 hours to 2 and a half hours. It changed how fast and how much of something can be made. -
Assembly Line
Henry Ford perfects the assembly line at this time and reduces manufacturing time to a fraction of what it was. This greatly increased how much we could mass produce and leads to our modern production.
