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Causes Of The Industrial Revolution

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The Industrial Revolution grows out of changes brought about by the Agricultural Revolution as well as the natural resources, increased food production, growing population and a steady supply of workers in the increasing labor force. Just as earlier changes help bring about this revolution, the Industrial Revolution brings about changes that will lead to new developments such as ideologies, wealth, larger economies, the growth of cities and the problems that also come with large urban populations in crowded living spaces. Steam driven machinery would lead to large manufacturing factories and the textile industry of England is the first major industry changed by the faster ability of weaving and spinning cotton. Changes are experienced by all groups of people throughout Europe and America but the middle and working classes of these civilizations are the new classes created and sustained by the revolution. The increased productions of the agricultural fields lead to people looking for new work in the growing industrial centers. The new factories help build the towns and cities and the steady supply of new people searching for work also leads to the building of both tenements and businesses to supply the consumer goods of the people. Entire families work for the same factories because the wages are not enough to provide for the family and all members are part of the labor force. For many who manage the factories, own the machines and the tenements; the labor force are no

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