The Industrial RevolutionAileen Smith offers a collection of Web sites pertaining to the study and teaching of the Industrial Revolution. The sites were selected to be of use to middle school students. Topics include the origin of the Industrial Revolution, causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution, inventors, and more. The North Attleborough Public School system in North Attleborough, Massachusetts, provides the collection online. |
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PARLIAMENTARY COLBERTISM | 403 |
controlled the administrative system The legislative method of fostering | 406 |
from time to time discussions which throw light on contemporary social | 410 |
new power over the plantations in a jealous spirit as they were afraid | 413 |
PUBLIC FINANCE | 419 |
CURRENCY AND CREDIT | 431 |
which advanced money on more favourable terms than the goldsmiths | 441 |
liability and these were largely used for transoceanic shipping The trade | 450 |
class The improvements in production led to the adoption of a new policy | 617 |
revolution first occurred through the inventions which Arkwright rendered | 627 |
duction of machinery in calico printing led to the substitution of boys | 639 |
machines for carding and scribbling and these had been generally adopted | 649 |
granted allowances from the rates and this tided over the transition | 653 |
large earnings to those woollen weavers who found employment but | 660 |
CHANGES IN THE ORGANISATION AND DISTRIBUTION | 664 |
AGGRAVATIONS OF THE EVILS OF TRANSITION | 668 |
formation of capital there The Bank of Scotland issued 1 notes to | 453 |
rampant The malpractice of the officials and the impoverished condition | 471 |
stimulated the coal trade which had been growing through the demand | 478 |
for the employment of shipping the statesmen of the day maintained their | 483 |
organised under Elizabeth and was developed by the establishment of | 490 |
occurred in the local distribution of industry can sometimes be explained | 503 |
were habitually taken to open and retain foreign markets for English cloth | 509 |
incursion gave opportunities for planting new industries which Parliament | 515 |
trade underwent little change in organisation but was exposed to difficulties | 526 |
communication had often been projected for conveying corn and the | 532 |
SPIRITED PROPRIETORS AND SUBSTANTIAL TENANTS | 540 |
progress of improvement and enclosure put an end to subsistence farming | 560 |
frequent temptation to overtrading while Pitt used his power of borrowing | 577 |
The encouragement of the English landed interest reacted unfavourably | 580 |
colonies broke up the British commercial system and discredited | 588 |
would increase and that special encouragements were needless and costly | 593 |
LAISSEZ FAIRE | 601 |
HUMAN WELFARE | 608 |
THE WORKSHOP OF THE WORLD | 609 |
involved the decay of cottage employment and increased the differentiation 1 | 616 |
burden was deferred and while Pitts Sinking Fund which avoided | 699 |
home production of corn enclosure was pushed on in the belief that | 707 |
reintroduce the assessment of wages and in a period of severe distress | 715 |
obtain redress under the existing laws but suffered from the passing | 732 |
industry was the prime object of economic policy during the period of Whig | 743 |
under the influence of John Stuart Mill became dissatisfied with the mere | 745 |
was improved by altering the conditions for the settlement of the poor | 754 |
by providing employment and granting allowances were most demoralising | 763 |
Most of the evils which were brought to light had attached to cottage | 774 |
handloom weavers was not treated as a subject for State interference | 790 |
industries were the subject of enquiry and a strong case was established | 802 |
FACILITIES FOR TRANSPORT | 811 |
the credit system was brought out by the crisis of 1825 which led | 822 |
commerce gave rise to an agitation by London merchants against the system | 829 |
and political antagonism was roused against the Corn Laws as recast | 844 |
faire in commerce combined with a belief that the colonies were an expense | 850 |
POSTSCRIPT | 865 |
a parallel with that of the sixteenth century in the substitution of a | 871 |
other peoples to the English model as well as a high respect for human life 1 | 881 |
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