Agricultural revolution and financial revolutions contribution to industrial revoluti

[bailey_187]

So these both preceded the industrial revolution right?

im guessing the agricultural revolution meant less need for people working on the land, resulting in the creation of a landless class of labourers, who could then be employed by capitalists. is that all? how else did it?

and what is the financial revolution? how did that contribute to the industrial revolution exactly? :confused:

thanks bruhs

[Princess Luna]

I thought the agricultural revolution happened like 8000 years ago, when humans stopped needing to hunt and gather for food and started building permanent cities :confused:

[bailey_187]

I thought the agricultural revolution happened like 8000 years ago, when humans stopped needing to hunt and gather for food and started building permanent cities :confused:

thats called it too, but there was another one in ~18th century Britain i think

[Red Commissar]

I don't know anything about the financial revolution, but the agricultural revolution that took place in Britain set the ground work for the Industrial Revolution.

One of the important things that occurred in regards to agriculture was the introduction of tools and methods that made it possible to make farming more efficient, cover more ground, and with less people.

As a result, like you said in the op, one aspect of it was people being shoved off the land. Enclosure of common lands also pretty much shut off another venue for rural peasants who found themselves losing their work. This helped provide a ready pool of labor once factories began to pop up and the subsequent growth of urban centers.

However the important aspect that arose out of the agricultural revolution was the population growth and the effect it had on the economy. More grain and other foodstuff was produced in the course of this agricultural revolution, which in turn fuelled population growth. Unlike previous population growths- this was sustainable and continued to grow instead of crashing due to drought, crop failures, plague, war, etc.

With more people came more demand for consumer goods- particularly textiles. Cottage industries sprung up in villages to try and meet the demand for clothing, for example. This still left room to be desired- more clothing was needed and it needed to be made quickly. It was a matter of time before the young bourgeoisie saw an opportunity here to mechanise and produce the clothing that was needed by the population. After all, much of the early industrial revolution was fuelled in part by textile industries.