Slide 1Slide 2Slide 3Slide 4Slide 5Slide 6Slide 7Slide 8Slide 9AGRICULTURAL & INDUSTRIAL CHANGEAGRICULTURAL & INDUSTRIAL CHANGE Commercial revolution set stage for economic modernization in form of capitalist development Capitalist development made possible by mechanization of industry Mechanization made possible by discoveries of Scientific Revolution Agricultural changes create conditions necessary for industrializationAGRICULTURAL & INDUSTRIAL CHANGEAGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION Introduction of new crops Improvement of techniques & practices Development of new machinery Created conditions necessary for industrializationAGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION Introduction of new crops Rise of specialized farmingAGRICULTURAL & INDUSTRIAL CHANGE turnips, legumes, clover, potato• did not deplete soil• increased food productionAGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION New Techniques & Methods Four-Field System• more efficient land use New machines• mechanized seed drill, iron plow New breeding techniques• increased milk & meat productsAGRICULTURAL & INDUSTRIAL CHANGEAGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION ENCLOSURE consolidation of open lands by English landlords caused discontentment among peasantry but backed by force of law Commercialization of agricultureEARLY INDUSTRIALIZATION Growth of labor pool Expansion of cottage industry system Rise of mass production Mechanization AGRICULTURAL & INDUSTRIAL CHANGEEARLY INDUSTRIALIZATION New Machines spinning jenny water frame steam engine Rise of coal & iron industriesAGRICULTURAL & INDUSTRIAL CHANGENewcomen’s steam engineWatt’s steam engineEARLY INDUSTRIALIZATION Britain’s Dominance development of business-minded private sector strong govt. support mastery of seas abundance of natural resources-esp. coal & ironAGRICULTURAL & INDUSTRIAL