An American revolution‚ involving an industrial and technological up rise‚ was being held in Philadelphia during the Centennial Exposition of 1876. Alexander Graham Bell motioned the start of the United States to global leadership – towards the industrial technological awakening – when his invention‚ the telephone‚ was patented that year. The first dedicated individual to industrial research‚ Thomas Alva Edison‚ opened up his own laboratory in Menlo Park‚ New Jersey‚ in the year 1876. With the
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Social Consequences The First Industrial Revolution is the name given to the years between 1780 and 1850 when agriculture was replaced by industry as the main wealth source in the Western world. With this major shift also came considerable societal disadvantages. I will justify my choice for the two most significant social consequences‚ the changes in family life and the penalties of child labor The role of the family was forever changed during the Industrial Revolution. When agriculture was the
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Britain was at the forefront of industrial revolution during the 1800ś. With the social revolutions happening in France‚ and America just claiming its independence‚ it was the only country with the population and resources to do so. The 1st industrial revolution occurred under putting out system. Composed of overseers delivering cotton to cottage workers‚ the cottage workers would then make textile goods out of the cloth and give them back to the overseer for profit. With the invention of the Spinning
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1. Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in Britain? While the French Revolution was opening a new political era‚ another revolution was transforming economic and social life. This was the Industrial Revolution‚ which began in Britain around the mid eighteen hundreds and started to influence the rest of Europe and then the world. It was a rapid period that brought about radical changes. The Industrial Revolution is usually defined as the shift from agrarian revolution to one based on the products
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There is no question that the Industrial Revolution was an era of technological advancement and social change. It dominated the eighteenth and nineteenth century and spurred change throughout Europe and the United States as people began modernizing and moving to cities‚ abandoning the traditional agricultural economy (“Industrial”). Because of the rise of factories‚ goods were manufactured quickly and inexpensively‚ and women and children were used as cheap labor sources (“Rise”). The seed drill
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Since the start of mankind‚ the human race has gone through many improvements but the biggest one is right now in 1830‚ the Industrial Revolution. Although there are many negatives the positives outweigh them. For example‚ Education‚ Modern inventions‚ and industrial production are all positives that are coming out of the revolution. As of right now we are the only country going through this phase and its great having all this technology make life easier like steam engine and springing jenny.
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the United States Environmental Protection Agency as “wastewater - treated or untreated - that flows out of a treatment plant‚ sewer‚ or industrial outfall. Generally refers to wastes discharged into surface waters”. The Compact Oxford English Dictionary defines effluent as “liquid waste or sewage discharged into a river or the sea”. Sources of Industrial Effluents Iron and steel industry : Contamination of waste stream includes chemicals like benzene‚ naphthalene‚ anthracene‚ phenols‚ cresols
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Industrial revolution powered by child slaves? W hen the industrial first came to Britain and the United States‚ there was a high demand on labour. Many people migrated from rural country side to the newly industrialized cities to find work. However‚ things didn’t turn out as bright as they did. To survive in the lowest level of poverty‚ all the members in the family go to work. This led to high rise of child labour in factories. Children were not treated well‚ overworked and underpaid for a long
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The American industrial worker had numerous changes after the Civil War which began with the reconstruction of the nation. The advancement in industrial technologies including those in the steel and iron production industry‚ as well as the major increase of immigrants coming to the United States‚ and numerous labor unions helped to shape the American Industrial workers between 1865 and 1900. This would eventually shape the work force to become the most productive in its time and as well change the
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explain and elaborate the importance of the textile industry and the reason why other factors were not as significant as this one. Along the progress of textile industry‚ several extraordinary innovative inventions were created. At first‚ the cotton cloth was made by workers in their own homes. In other words‚ the industry was organized on the domestic system‚ which provided very low efficiency and productivity and it caused the situation that the whole
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