The Industrial Revolution was the period of enormous social‚ economic and cultural change that began in the middle of the eighteenth century in Great Britain which expanded throughout the rest of the world. During this time‚ countries gradually shifted from a primarily agrarian society to one of machine industry and manufacture. The Industrial Revolution brought about significant changes that transformed the way people lived. Some of the most crucial technological advancements include the uses
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Why the Industrial Revolution First Occurred in Britain In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries‚ an average of 2‚000 people were taken as slaves annually from Africa to the Americas. In the 17th and 18th centuries‚ things changed dramatically. In the seventeenth century‚ that annual average rose to 20‚000 Africans taken to be slaves in the Americas. In the eighteenth century‚ this number even rose more drastically to 55‚000 annually. One year in the late 1800’s‚ the count topped 100‚000 slaves
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Industrial Revolution Part 1 of 3 The Industrial Revolution was a period from 1750 to 1850 where major changes in agriculture‚ manufacturing‚ mining‚ transportation‚ and technology had a profound effect on the social‚ economic and cultural conditions of the times. It began in the United Kingdom‚ then subsequently spread throughout Western Europe‚ North America‚ Japan‚ and eventually the rest of the world. The Industrial Revolution marks a major turning point in history; almost every aspect of
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This expanded land ownership and attracted foreigners to settle in these areas. Another huge invention which impacted the lives of people communicating across the country. This invention was called the Telegraph‚ created by Samuel Morse in 1844. By 1900 telegraph lines linked all continents in a global network of cables. This helped the communication travel around and when
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The Industrial Revolution Introduction: Webster’s Dictionary defines a Revolution in various ways. First it states that a revolution is “a sudden‚ radical or complete change.” Secondly revolution can be defined as “an activity or movement designed to effect fundamental changes in the socioeconomic situation. Another definition says that revolution is a “fundamental change in the way of thinking about or visualizing something: a change in paradigm.” Finally Webster states that a revolution
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“The Change of World Societies from Rural to Industrial” The Industrial Revolution was a period from the 18th to the 19th century where major changes in agriculture‚ manufacturing‚ mining‚ transport‚ and technology had a profound effect on the socioeconomic and cultural conditions starting in the United Kingdom‚ then subsequently spreading throughout Europe‚ North America‚ and eventually the world. The Industrial Revolution marks a major turning point in human history; almost every aspect of daily
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Hist 272: Kenneth Morgan- Britain was the first western country to undergo an industrial revolution. T.S. Ashton who first coined the phrase of the industrial revolution claimed that it started in 1760 and finished in 1830 Economic Advance by 1750: By 1750 Britain had a social and economic situation that was conducive to an industrial revolution occurring. Relatively small land mass‚ with navigable rivers had the potential for transport development and for integration in the economy During
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The Industrial Revolution The Agriculture Revolution was a time when people worked the land by using simple hand tools. By the 1800’s‚ most people in Western Europe and the United States lived on farms. The nation’s economy was based on farming and the making of goods by hand and trading. They lived in rural areas in little cottages lit with firelight and candles. They made their own clothes and grew their own food. The system of making your own clothes was called the putting out system. The
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Plott‚ 1 Jessica Plott November 18‚ 2014 3rd Block DC History Mr. Higgins The Impact of the Industrial Revolution in the North The Industrial Revolution made an impact upon the world in the early nineteenth century. The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840. This transition included going from hand production methods to machines‚ new chemical manufacturing and iron production processes‚ improved efficiency of water power
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Between the period of 1850 and 1900‚ the nation was faced with a developing industrialized economy. As the factories started to expand‚ the American workers moved with the change. For many‚ the old ideals of America began to fade away as well. The American dream to prosperity was to invest in land which meant a safe haven for their family. It is necessary to examine fully what kind of people they were at the beginning of the process and to take account of continuities and traditions as well as new
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