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    After the American Revolution ended‚ labor went through many changes as technology developed and shaped multiple forms of labor. The main three changed labor sectors were artisan‚ slave and industrial labor. Artisan labor was labor that needed specific skills and was done at home; it was important and profitable before the American Revolution. Slave labor was labor that was done by slaves and was used mostly in the South. Industrial labor was labor focused on industrial work. Changes to labor‚ mainly

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    The Industrial Revolution replaced the older notion of the “Artisan Republic” in the United States. Large factories with tedious and impassionate work replaced small workshops of learning laborers practicing their crafts. In the United States‚ hierarchy in the factories replaced the industrial democracy of artisans (Lecture‚ November 9‚ 2017). American workers resisted the changes brought about by the Industrial Revolution in a myriad of ways. American workers sought to maintain these older traditions

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    goods with other humans the revolution of industry established its roots. For thousands of years the revolution advanced at a much slower pace than the “Dawn Of The Industrial Age” pg 194. During the modern industrial revolution there were both winners and loser‚ positives and negatives. The positive effects on the Industrial Revolution far out weighed the negatives. The textile industry in Britain was one of the main contributors to the early industrial revolution. “textile manufacturing is one

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    everything all over the world. The Industrial Revolution began in the late 18th and 19th centuries and was a period of significant economic development marked by the introduction of power-driven machinery. The steam engine was use to run machinery. Before this time‚ a few machines were use to harness nature such as the wind and watermills‚ humans‚ and animals were depended upon as a source of power. Much like the Agricultural Revolution‚ the Industrial Revolution began to take shape in Britain and

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    “I can think of nothing else than this machine” says the man who improved a machine so that society and the Industrial Revolution can live greater. James Watt‚ the man who improved the iconic machine‚ the steam engine‚ to make it useful again for everyone. He added new parts to it so it can work no matter what weather it was in. The old steam engine did not work when it needed wind because it was not windy all the time. And it did not work when it needed water because the water would freeze in cold

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    The industrial revolution was truly bright spot in earth’s otherwise dirty shirt. Society was changed forever by the great innovations and breakthroughs from the 1800s‚ as they have a truly lasting effect on the human way of life. With the invention of the Telegraph‚ the Sewing machine‚ the Wrench and the Telephone we can clearly see the effects these inventions made in the fields of communication‚ mass production and metal work. By the 19th century advances in communication were being made and

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    Regions Chart Essay:Explain how the Second Industrial Revolution affected the North‚ South‚ West‚ and Midwest. Which region would you have preferred to live in during this period? Why The second Industrial Revolution affected the North South and West‚ and Midwest in many ways. The growth in the regions attracted many immigrants needing jobs. These regions were improving the transportation system‚ mainly railroads. Railroads were important to provide goods from manufacturers to the nation

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    The Industrial Revolution changed the world forever. It helped progress us forward to how things are ran today. It made work faster and more efficient. A thought process that we will have forever. Moving the textile business out from people’s homes and in to the factory was a big necessary step. While some aspects of a factory are different‚ the process that was used during the Industrial Revolution is the same. The industrial Revolution changed the way we fought our wars‚ interacted with other countries

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    The Industrial Revolution and its Impact on Family Life and Women World Civilization II Edmund Burke once said‚" Make revolution a parent of settlement‚ and not a nursery of future revolutions." This comical yet straightforward quote can be related to a time in history called the Industrial Revolution. Throughout history there has been a political‚ economical‚ social and cultural revolution. These revolutions has had complex and long lasting impacts on people’s lives‚ one revolution that has

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    that interferes with a youth’s childhood in a mental or physical way or any work that may harm one under the age of eighteen. During the Industrial Revolution in Europe during the late eighteenth century sparked the rise towards modern laws against child labor. Since ancient time children completed hard jobs with little no pay and before the Industrial Revolution many children were working in sweatshops or other means to help their family earn money. The number of working youth has lowered significantly

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