HISTORY 1DD3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Industrial Revolution, Water Frame, Aristocracy
2 Nov 2016
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Industrialization the change from agriculture and production of handmade goods into the production of items and services using non-human powered technology: vastly increasing the production and variety of products that are consumed. French resisted changes in agricultural and craft production. French aristocracy not interested in technical and capitalist improvement as the british were. More willing to risk capital on new ideas. Major hindrance in france were internal tariffs which effectively reduced the size of markets and restricted the free flow of goods. Agricultural revolution: the example of england: changes to property holding: enclosure. Process where big common field areas are turned into private property. Formerly most farming was done in common, peasants shared the land with owners (given strips to farm themselves) and share portion with church and lords (rent) Now, tell peasants to leave and want to hire them as labour and it is more efficient in production.
