Before the industrial revolution‚ most families were living in small villages. They were either working in agriculture or as skilled craftsmen. Families worked by hand as a family. In the early industrial revolution era‚ three-quarter of workers was living in the countryside and farming was a predominant occupation. The one-quarter of Britain’s population was industrialized however‚ everything started to slowly change. The new laws now meant that people had to pay for their own fencing and security
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The Industrial Revolution‚ which took place from the 18th to 19th centuries‚ was a period where America became industrial and urban. Industrialization brought about variety of manufactured goods and an improved standard of living for. While in Ireland the Famine years began and nearly a million Irish arrived in the United States. Irish immigrants were the first big wave of poor refugees ever to arrive in the U.S. Upon arrival in America‚ the Irish found out that with no one to help them‚ they immediately
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During the industrial revolution‚ however‚ smoke from the factories killed the lichens. As a result this exposed darker tree bark.. Scientists began to notice that there was increasing numbers of dark-colored moths. This change is called industrial melanism which is a darkening caused by industry. The appearance of the darker colored moths might suggest that the moths evolved to suit their surroundings. There is also more to the story. Both kinds of peppered moths existed before the industrial revolution
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Industries led to the redevelopment of cities of the 19th century. From the Agricultural Revolution‚ the increase in crop labor had brought increase in population. As the population grew‚ more demands for jobs were sought. And new ideas like the cotton industry rose‚ which brought the revolution. As water runned machinery and water runned factories were evolving‚ so was the social life. As industrialization thrived as coal and steam were discovered‚ the seeking for jobs caused migration‚ and the
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evolved from horses and dirt roads to trains and steam boats‚ from imperfect and handmade objects to precise and factory-made objects. These changes influenced an environment of factories and very large cities. This big change was called The Industrial Revolution. Transportation changed from horseback riding to trains and steamboats. New roads were invented to help horse carriages travel smoother. Steamboats‚ clipper ships‚ and canals all helped travel on the water faster and easier. They also helped
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outflow and encourage domestic entrepreneurship (Kuruvilla‚ 1996). This strategy saw the rise of a new domestic-industrial capital elite; and expanded manufacturing sector which registered growth rates of between 11% to 14% from the late 1940’s to early 1960’s (Toussaint‚ 2006). On the downside‚ the dependence from imported capital and technology to sustain this strategy had a negative impact on the balance of payments (BOP) in the 1960’s and onwards (Ofreneo as cited by Kuruvilla‚ 1996). The IMF-WB
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Although the Industrial Revolution had provided families with new job opportunities and income‚ there was an awful cost that came along the way of achieving this. The employment of women and children during the Industrial Revolution represented a continuation of the preindustrial kinship. Women replaced men in factory working positions‚ as seen in the 1851 illustration of plenty of women working in a cotton mill. Although these jobs were open to women‚ they were not‚ however‚ granted gender equality
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In addition‚ the technologies created during the industrial revolution helped to spur on economic growth in a newly capitalist society. After centuries of commerce being regulated by the royal family and mercantilism restricting foreign and domestic trade‚ there was finally private ownership‚ and a freely competitive market where everyone had a chance to participate. The new market economy meant that goods were traded between people instead of everyone only satisfying their own needs and allowed
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Study Guide Unit 1: Industrial Revolution Chapter 25 Section 1 Students should be able to explain what conditions led to the Industrial Revolution beginning in Great Britain Great Britain had a vast amount of natural resources required for the I.R. but its economy was in very good shape and It was very politically stable. Students should be able to define the term Factors of Production and be able to explain the terms land‚ labor‚ physical capital and entrepreneurship. Describe how the railroad
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Child Labour Child Labour in the Industrial Revolution was the employment of children as workers for textile industries‚ mining industries‚ milling industries and many more. In 1788‚ more than 60% of the workforce were children employed in textile factories. Children aged as young as 5 or 6 would work for more than 12 hours a day‚ for 6 days a week. Families sent their children to work in factories‚ mills and mines because they needed the money. The average working class child in the period 1791-1850
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