The Beginnings of Industrialization

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25.1 The Beginnings of Industrialization

The Industrial Revolution starts in England and soon spreads to other countries.

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Charles Dickens: From Poorhouse to Mansion

English author Charles Dickens (1812-1870)

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Charles Dickens: From Poorhouse to Mansion

Original cover of The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (commonly known as The Pickwick Papers), the first novel by Charles Dickens.

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Charles Dickens: From Poorhouse to Mansion

First edition front piece of A Christmas Carol (1843)

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Front piece of the first edition of Oliver Twist (1838).

Charles Dickens: From Poorhouse to Mansion

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Charles Dickens: From Poorhouse to Mansion

First Edition cover of David Copperfield (1850)

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Gads Hill Place: Country Home of Charles Dickens

Dickens family on their porch at Gads Hill Place

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Industrial Revolution Begins in Britain

New Ways of Working

Industrial Revolution—greatly increases output of machine-made goods.

Revolution begins in England in the middle 1700s.

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Industrial Revolution Begins in Britain

The Agricultural Revolution Paves the Way

Enclosures—large farm fields enclosed by fences or hedges

Wealthy landowners buy, enclose land once owned by village farmers.

Enclosures allowed experimentation with new agricultural methods

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Industrial Revolution Begins in Britain

Rotating Crops

Crop rotation—switching crops each year to avoid depleting soil

Livestock breeders allow only the best to breed, improve food supply.

Satellite image of rotated crops in Kansas in June 2001

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