Agriculture Over The Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution is a pivotal period in human history that allowed for the complete transformation of rural life. First coined in the 1830s, the Industrial Revolution was an eruption of inventions, technical adaptations, and economic expansion. The origins of the Industrial Revolution are traced back to Great Britain, the first pioneer in Westernization and technological change. Britain’s well-developed banks, large potential labor force, and abundance of raw materials made Britain the most industrialized country in the world during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Although the Industrial Revolution brought beneficial changes to Britain and the countries that followed Britain’s path, industrialization provoked reform

Britain went through a very successful Agricultural Revolution, and Englishmen made many new innovations such as the seed drill and the plough, and the new crop rotation system was first used in this country. There was an increase in population as well as it became clear that there was enough food to feed people, from 5.4 million people in 1700 in Britain and Wales to 9.2

The only way that England would be possible for any of the new inventions and prosperity was through the Agricultural Revolution. The Agricultural Revolution created a surplus of food. With this surplus of food there was a population

By 1750 U.S was mainly agricultural, this meant the country was essentially pre-industrial and domestic. According to our text 9 out of every 10 Americans lived on a farm (2). Households were generally engaged in subsistence farming and production was done mostly for home consumption. America had an immeasurable amount of fertile unused land that the government gave away (2). At the time of George Washington's inauguration in 1789 the U,S population comprised of 4 million people. The population had doubled to 8 million at the time of the War of 1812 and then again to 16 million in 1835. This rapid population growth did not stop until 1858, we did however continue to increase in number just at a slower pace, hitting our 100 million mark in 1915, and 300 million in 2006 (3). As the population rapidly increased so did the output of farm labor.

Originally starting in Britain, the growth of population grew and so did the want for food; this began in 1700. During this time food prices were going up, most farmers believed that if they could grow lots of food regularly, there money salary would increase. Before the revolution, about 80-90% of land was owned by rich and wealthy landowner’s. If they couldn’t afford their own piece of land at the time, they would begin to work on other landowners land in order to make money for themselves.

Before the industrial revolution, most of Britain's population lived and worked on farms, but skilled laborers and artisans were an important part of Britain's economy (Martello). The country was especially wealthy because of their

During the 1800’s, England experienced an Industrial Revolution. With steam engines, coal, and steal coming about, England boomed with new factories and commerce. Previous to the invention and use of this machinery, England was a rural country, with many people making their own trades. Soon enough, machines with higher efficiency and speed began to replace hand-crafted materials. Factories with huge machinery began to pop up along with new job opportunities. By the mid-1800’s, fifty percent of people lived in urbanized areas, compared to less than

The Industrial Revolution was a time period of rapid growth in society. Referring to the 1700’s century in England where the output of machine made goods greatly increased. Prior to the changes made during the Industrial Revolution, workers often manufactured products in their homes using handtools and basic machinery. However, industrialization marked a shift of labor from small farms in rural areas to large factories in cities and was a time of new products, inventions and methods of work.The results of the Industrial Revolution led to many positive outcomes because new cultivation methods spread rapidly around the world. The Industrial Revolution made a significant political, economical, and social change throughout Europe. The Industrial

More free time was available as fewer jobs were available on farms so people were forced into the city for jobs, which allowed more free time for them, as they weren't as busy controlling and maintaining farms. More varied diets were available as the new inventions for agricultural farming, allowed more food to be produced at mass production. Also, higher yields such as wheat and barley replaced the lower yields such as rye, which increased the cereal production because of the clover, which replenished nitrogen back into the soil. Lower cost of food was due to four aspects, which allowed British agriculture to develop quicker than any other revolution, these were the increase farmland availability, the favorable climate, more livestock and improved crop yields. When looking at society's positive outcomes from the agricultural boost during the industrial revolution, there were many long-term and short-term positive aspects, which improved the quality of life for society

Before the Industrial Revolution, Great Britain’s economy relied heavily on agriculture, which at that point of time was based a flawed system dating back to the Middle Ages. This system, known as the open field system, showed agricultural inefficiencies, and was disallowing of innovation. These inefficiencies eventually led to the privatization of land for agriculture, in an effort to solve what is now commonly referred to as “the tragedy of the commons”. Great Britain was now moving forward, and as the country (and continent) began enclosing their land, Britain began a period of modernization, with new technologies that would increase productivity in industry to a level never before seen. This is the period commonly referred to as the Industrial Revolution, and was an era of unprecedented growth in industry from the middle of the 18th century until around the middle of the 19th century. In 1760, 53% of the British population worked in agriculture. By 1840, that had dropped to 29%. The evolution from water and wind power to steam engines, as well as the creation of many pieces of machinery for the textile industry (such as the Spinning Jenny, which reduced the production time on yarn) vastly improved British manufacturing of goods, and the reliance on agriculture continued to drop. The development from an agricultural focus

Anthony Perez 03-20-2015 Period EF The British Agricultural Revolution The British Agricultural Revolution was a time where agricultural production in England increased due to land productivity and labor. This revolution took place between 1690 and the 1850’s. During this time, there were many developments emerging from this era. Developments included an increase in farm size, land claims, land drains, and development of a national market based on minimal government regulation to name a few.

The English "consumed far greater amounts of meat than their French counterparts" (Evans, 6) and what is even more surprising is that this prosperity was also enjoyed by populations living well outside urban settlements. Stratification in British society was more than evident in this period and this is evident by unequal access to wealth, status, and power. Aristocracy was an integral part of the society and divine rule was still a universal belief held by most subjects of the British society. Bureaucracy, at the time, was a well established institution which seemed to grow with the growth of the economy subsequent to the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution was the result of several factors that Britain had supremacy over. The British colonies were at its highest productivity and all the exports were shipped to England where they were sold or used as raw materials for production. It is argued that the cotton industry was the largest contributor to the technological advances of the period, more specifically, advances in weaving techniques. Factories grew in urban areas of England, where labor was plentiful, and it was not long before even the cities were not big enough to supply the labor requirements of the factories. Rural settlements soon were emptied by the promise of prosperity and independence from communal living. Massive amounts of previously agricultural workers were migrating to the cities with no vision of what may be in store for them. What awaited

The high production lowered the cost of the food and raised the standard of life. On the other hand, small farmer and peasant class was unemployed as they lost their land to rich landholders. There was increase in the labour force. It seems that socially and economically England possessed everything needed to fuel the industrial revolution.

The 17th and 18th centuries were a period in Europe where the country was driven by agriculture. New ideas and technologies were invented which led to an increase in crops leading to The British Agricultural Revolution. As a direct result of the crop yields, small landowners weren’t able to profit therefore leaving their farms and migrating to smaller cities where they mostly worked in factories. This led to the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in Europe. Although there are many changes that took place during the 17th and 18th centuries, the increased crop yields came about in part because of new advances such as the Northfolk Crop Rotation, The Rotherham Plow, the seed drill, and enclosure which negatively affected small farmers by increasing production which meant less farmers were needed to supply the population. However, positive effects such as less competition and increased profits benefited large landowners and ultimately led to the industrial revolution.

There is a strong relationship among the agriculture, industry, and population in the eighteenth century. Before 1700, agriculture was dominant because it was how most of the population made their living. As a consequence to the unpredictability of the Little Ice Age, the open field and three field systems were developed to protect against famine. Although it limited productivity, it aided to a rather stable, and growing, community. After 1700, the supply of food was more balanced so the population grew. The increase of consumers in Western Europe caused for the increase of control of serfs by their landlords in Eastern Europe. Also the rise of the middle class increased agricultural productivity because a status by wealth motivated them to