Technological inventions

Causes:

New machines were created

Atmospheric engine(Thomas Newcomen)

 James watt improved Newcomen version with a separate condenser

 Spinning Jenny, first machine which produce yarn

 Water frame

The water frame and spinning jenny were transformed  in one machine,“mule”, so invented a better  steam  loom.

 Characteristics:

In 1700 with the new machine changed the textile industry

 Spinners and weavers went to work to the factories and left the cottages

 Mills and factories were built.

 Consequences:

 Positive:

As spinners and weavers left their cottages, the urbanization started to grow.

 Instead of producing things by hands they started making them with machines.

 Produced more  cloths in less time.

 Negative:

Workers had bosses.

 They worked a lot of hours.

They received very few money.

Natural Resources

 Causes:

 GB had the natural resources (coal and iron) that industry need.

Characteristics:

 GB had natural harvours

GB had the transportation.

 The  mines were near the seas so ships could carry the coal easily .

  All the major rivers were navigable.

 Consequences:

 Positive:

Coal gave more energy than wood.

Coal produced the energy to the steam machine.

 GB colonies supplied raw goods to the factories in a cheap price.

All colonies exports went to GB and all the colonies  imports came from GB.

 Negative:

 The demand of coal grew ,so the deeper mines were full of water ,so they had to pump the water out of the mines.