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    The Industrial Revolution was a time of great growth and development; manufacturing and production boomed, populations grew, and people became more inter-connected. Britain served as the birthplace of the revolution for many reasons. With many colonies dependent on British goods, manufacturers could no longer rely on the personal schedules of cottage industry workers to deliver the goods they needed. With increasing developments in technology, and an abundance of iron and coal ore, factories and

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    The industrial revolution made the United States what it is today. The industrial revolution helped us economically by providing transportation, communication, natural resources, and inventions. The revolution helped use the abundant natural resources to our advantage and to grow to be an economic power. The industrial revolution in America had many great reasons for its spark. The America’s industrial revolution is called the second revolution because it first happened in Great Britain. The revolution

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    will have a positive or negative effect. The Industrial Revolution had positive and negative effects on North America in the 1800’s. The Industrial Revolution was a time when new inventions factories started to show up around America. It started in the late 1700’s in England. Machines that wove cotton into cloth, to make easier and products cheaper. Then, it moved over to America starting there in the early 1800’s and expanding. The Industrial Revolution had a few positive effects on America. One

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    The Industrial Revolution was a period of time from around 1780-1850, which was led by Britain. Manufactures and businesses grew including the number of laborers. This even including the popularization of child labor, especially in coal mines and factories. This was a very successful period of time for factory owners, and the very opposite for laborers. Throughout the European Industrial Revolution, Manchester, England perfectly represents the benefits and negative effects of the Industrial Revolution

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    Daigle ENGL 2323 10/26/17 Midterm Essay: Industrialization The Industrial Revolution gave birth in Britain and took place in the 17th century. Changes in agriculture, manufacturing, transportation, technology, etc. affected deeply the social, economic, and cultural conditions in which people were living. The Industrial Revolution caused the increased in factories and unemployment for the poor. It can be said that the Industrial Revolution was a period when coal and steam were used to power machines

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    discuss related to the last 400 years in Western Civilization is the Industrial Revolution in Britain. The Industrial Revolution was what created the modern capitalist system. Britain was the first to lead the way in this huge transformation. Technology changed, businesses, manufactured goods, and wage laborers skyrocketed. There was not only an economic transformation, but also a social transformation. The Industrial Revolution is such an interesting subject to further explore, because it truly

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    The term revolution denotes a rapid change, but the Industrial Revolution that transformed the British economy from agrarian subsistence and cottage industry, to a powerhouse economy based on mechanised manufacturing processes, took place over many decades. Generally speaking, 1760 is pointed to by most historians as the start of the Industrial Revolution, which began in Britain, and from around 1830 spread across the globe (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2014). Plentiful resources such as coal and iron

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    The Positives of the Industrial Revolution While some might debate that Industrialization had primarily negative consequences for society because of child labor, it was essentially a positive thing for society. Industrialization’s positive effects were new laws to improve working conditions, production increased, and merchandise became cheaper. There were numerous negatives that the Industrial Revolution brought with it; nonetheless the positives out-weigh it in today’s society. Because of the

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    that was large and fierce. The empire was so expansive that it stretched so far that it covered 25% of the earth’s land mass during that time. The big industrial innovations that came about in England helped to begin the revolution that they have been credited for. The textile industry was on the forefront in helping to move the industrial revolution forward. As the population in England grew there needed to be a way to keep with how things were manufactured. Clothing and food would be two of the

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    19th century, a period of industrial revolutions transformed the west as it is known and the people living there. The first and second industrial revolutions shaped the west as it is today through changes in manufacturing, labor, and the exchange of ideas and goods. Inventions and ideas of the time changed the way goods are made. Advances in manufacturing, whereas previously, families would work in their homes and rural farms with many workers, after the industrial revolutions, manufacturing was done

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