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A Mill Town in the Industrial Revolution
Age 13 · History
From the late 1700s, Britain began using steam engines fed by coal to power machines in big factories, and soon railways carried goods and people faster than ever. Work moved from homes and small workshops into factories, and towns grew quickly as families came to work there.
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In the picture
- Mill chimney: steam engines burned coal to drive hundreds of spinning and weaving machines
- Steam locomotive: railways on iron rails moved coal, cotton and people quickly
- Canal barge: canals carried heavy loads of coal cheaply to the factories
- Terraced houses: rows of small homes built fast for the workers who moved to town
Examples
- Your clothes are made in factories by machines, an idea that took off with the cotton mills
- Trains and freight railways today grew out of the first steam railways of the 1820s and 1830s
Key takeaways
- The Industrial Revolution began in Britain in the late 18th century
- Steam power, coal and iron moved work into factories and made towns grow fast
Quiz: A Mill Town in the Industrial Revolution (Age 13)
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Where and when did the Industrial Revolution begin?
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What drove the hundreds of spinning and weaving machines in the big mills?
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Why did towns grow so quickly during the Industrial Revolution?
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