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    During the era of the Industrial Revolution many significant changes occurred in the lives and labor of most European citizens. These changes affected every aspect of their lifestyle and cultures and there was little they could do to prevent it. European nations were looking for more ways to expand in size and wealth. In the search for these ambitions the idea of using machinery to efficiently mass produce manufactured goods arose. This innovation completely altered the lives of many hardworking

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    Chp. 19 pg422 Complete all section reviews 1-4 questions 1-4 Chapter assessment pg. 444 1-14 Chapter: 19 Section 1: 1) Anesthetic- New inventions were products of the industrial age. One of the major inventions was first used by an American dentist which was an Anesthetic. It was a drug that prevented pain. Enclosure- Many landowners took over land formerly shared by peasant farmers. They mainly enclosed lands to fain more pasture for sheep. James Watt- Was a Scottish engineer who

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    Why the Industrial Revolution Begun England had experienced all of the forerunners of industrialization in the previous century: an agricultural revolution‚ cottage industry‚ and an expanded commercial revolution. These developments had built surplus capital which allowed them to progress. England also had an abundance of resources to kick-start their revolution. Their shortage of wood as a source of energy led them to search for other alternatives which lead them to coal. England’s geography provided

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    * The Industrial Revolution Study Guide Pre-Revolution Situation - Early 1700s= England covered in small farmsàlandowners bought small farms=big farms formedàallowed farmers make bigger fields - New Farming Techniques: * Seed Drill‚ crop rotation‚ experiments with animal reproduction àincrease in food supplyàmore people fed for less $ à increase in populationàsurplus labor for new factoriesàmore people with money/more demand for goods Where did it start and why? - Started in Britain (UK)

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    Jonathan Hoffman 9/19/2012 1101 Impact of the Industrial Revolution on American Society The Industrial Revolution‚ simply described as a widespread replacement of manual labor by machines‚ began in Great Britain in the mid 18th century and quickly spread throughout Western Europe and to the United States. By changing where and how goods were produced‚ our society transformed from mainly agriculturally based to one in which more emphasis is now put on industries and manufacturing. Goods that

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    to the industrial revolution in the modern world. The Orient has been assumed as a part of the world which was all mud‚ disease‚ death‚ and destruction with marauding mobs of barbarians ripping down the good of former civilization‚ burning and plundering as they went‚ nothing of any worth was invented? In a period considered to be the darkest of all in Europe‚ Dark ages or should be known as Golden ages‚ there was a part of the Orient which has the greatest impact on the industrial revolution. By omitting

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    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 was an explosive moment of historical economic‚ political‚ and social change. The emergence of technology and resulting societal transformation inspired art movements that reevaluated the perception of and around art and artists. One essential product of the Industrial Revolution was the invention of the camera. Through analysis of its effect‚ we can timeline the way the camera and new technological processes affected the perception of value in art originals vs reproductions

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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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    world. The Industrial Revolution has impacted the world today in many ways. Another piece from this era‚ Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ also had an influence even if it was least expected. Even art can shape the way people think. A memorable work of art by Auguste Renoir called Dance at the Moulin de la Galette put new ideas into artist’s minds about showing happiness. In this paper I will discuss these three significant topics and how they have current significance. The Industrial Revolution introduced

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