Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

How the Industrial Revolution affected life in Britain

19th century

● For the first time, people’s possessions were used to measure Britain’s [1].

● Developments in production of goods and in [2] greatly changed lives.

MAIN AREAS OF CHANGEManufacturing

● The Industrial Revolution would not have happened without the new types of [3] that were used then.

● The leading industry was [4] (its products became widely available).

● New [5] made factories necessary and so more people moved into towns.

Transport

● The railways took the place of canals.

● Because of the new transport:

– greater access to [6] made people more aware of what they could buy in shops.

– when shopping, people were not limited to buying [7] goods.

Retailing

● The first department stores were opened.

● The displays of goods were more visible:

– inside stores because of better [8].

– outside stores, because [9] were bigger.

● [10] that was persuasive became much more common.