The Industrial Age

There were improved farming methods.

They could grow food on small areas of land.

More and better food allowed people to be healthy and fed.

It helped restore nutrients to the soil do crops could grow better.

Tenant farmers could use a skill they already had rather than start over.

People who produce goods out of their homes.

It supplied power and a means of transportation

There were fewer unusual textiles and other unique items.

Machines invented to mass produce textiles let to other inventions.

A multi-spindle spinning frame used for weaving.

It increased the speed of textile production.

Helped to increase textile production.

A machine that multiplied the amount of cotton that could be cleaned at a time. (1793 Eli Whitney)

He helped make steam engines a reliable power source.

People began to build canals in the United States and Europe.

They could transport many materials or goods at once.

Most farmland was controlled by the wealthy, people moved to the city to find work, and landowners put enclosures around land.

Demand for goods increased and populations grew rapidly.

Eli Whitney

It increased the amount of food produced and decreased the number of farm workers.

Wages increased.

Prices of products became more affordable and things got to the market faster and cheaper.