<p>SS9 – Crossroads - IR2 – An Economic Revolution</p><p>An Economic Revolution</p><p>England during the 17th C. had a pro-business gov’t that believed in a “laissez faire” policy towards its growing economy.</p><p>Laissez faire policies kept the gov’t out of business practices and allowed them a free hand to do what they wanted.</p><p>New technologies such as the “spinning jenny” and the “flying shuttle” helped fuel the growing British textile industry.</p><p>Britain took advantage of its colonial countries to help supply it with the necessary raw materials for British industries.</p><p>The textile industry grew so large that it soon needed other sources of power which resulted in inventions such as the steam engine.</p><p>Britain’s textile, coal and cast iron industries made it the world’s leading economic power. SS9 – Crossroads - IR2 – An Economic Revolution</p><p>Industrial Revolution – Why Britain?</p><p>Directions: Read pages 134-139 in your text Crossroads – A Meeting of Nations.</p><p>1. On a separate piece of paper, provide definitions for the following terms;</p><p> entrepreneur franchise laissez-faire synthetic spinning jenny textiles</p><p>2. On a separate piece of paper, answer the following questions using COMPLETE SENTENCES;</p><p> a) In your own words, explain the reasoning behind the British government’s “laissez-faire” economic policy. (2 mks for quality of thought)</p><p> b) Describe 2 ways in which Britain’s geography and climate helped catapult it into a world economic power. ( 2 mks for quality of thought and details)</p><p> c) In your own words, describe an Industrial Revolution invention (and its inventor). (2 mks for your description and details)</p><p> d) In your own words, describe how an invention that was used to pump water, was modified to provide the much needed power to Britain’s textile industry. ( 2 mks for quality of thought and details)</p><p>3. In the space provided on the back, create a grave stone complete with an epitaph detailing the cause of death and circumstances surrounding the death of a young Welsh coal miner during the 17th Century. </p><p>You will be marked out of 5 for the quality of thought and details included in your epitaph, and out of 3 for your drawing, for a total of 8 marks.</p><p>Total: ___/ 22 3. In the space provided below, create a grave stone complete with an epitaph detailing the cause of death and circumstances surrounding the death of a young Welsh coal miner during the 17th Century. </p><p>You will be marked out of 5 for the quality of thought and details included in your epitaph, and out of 3 for your drawing, for a total of 8 marks.</p>