Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Chapter 18, Lesson 3: Economic Changes (pp. 490-493)
I. The Agricultural Revolution
B. New methods of crop rotation and more efficient farming tools increased food production.
C. Large landowners fenced in their land holdings, leaving peasants without land of their own.
II. The Industrial Revolution
B. Capitalists invested money in new industries.
C. Workers increased production through specialization.
D. New industries provided jobs but created dangerous, unhealthy working and living conditions for many laborers.
Lesson at a Glance Outline
A. The agricultural revolution began in Britain in the 1500s.
A. British inventions helped workers produce more goods, especially in the textile industry.
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