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=Dawn of the Industrial Age (246-249) and Britain Leads the Way (250-253)= Life Changes as Industry Spreads: Changes around the 1850s were quite dramatic for people in Britain. People no longer relied on their hands to produce, machines were being built in replacement. Villages turned to towns, and towns turned into cities. New inventions like the use of **anesthetic**, a pain killer used during surgery, the sewing machine, and steamships.

Agriculture Spurs Industry: The Dutch started off the new agricultural revolution, building dikes and maximizing their land. A British man named Jethrow Tull invented a new device to deposit seeds in a row, rather than scattering it around the land. Rich landowners continued to take over land shared by peasant farmers, called **enclosing**. The British Parliament helped enclose land for increasing wool output and larger crop fields. Population rapidly increased due to healthier food, better sanitation, and medicines.

New Technology Becomes Key: In the 1700s, coal was the new source of energy. **James Watt** created a steam powered engine, powered by coal, and opened the oppourtunities to make trains and steamships. Coal also fueled the production of iron, which began constructing machines. **Smelting** iron - separating iron from its ore - a process invented by Abraham Darby, started producing cheaper and better quality iron. With better iron production, better and more railroads were contructed.