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    During the late 1700s through the early 1800s‚ the Industrial Revolution took place. It was a new beginning‚ a transition to an era of new manufacturing processes. This all began in Britain and disseminated over time to the United States of America. Known as one of the most significant turning points in history‚ the Industrial Revolution modified a vast majority of aspects of daily life. Industrialization was a change from hand tools to a vicissitude to powered machinery‚ mass production‚ and factories

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    DBQ: Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution had many different impacts on England’s people and economy‚ some being positive and others negative. The Industrial Revolution began when new inventions were introduced to England. These inventions effected transportation‚ jobs‚ social classes‚ education‚ and living conditions. As the revolution was in motion‚ a number of people had benefited from its growth in the manufacturing industry. Women had started working in factories‚ producing cloth

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    The Industrial Revolution is generally considered as a transition process from handcrafted manufacturing to factory production. Although scientists do not have a single view on the start of this movement‚ the “invention” theory seems to be the most powerful in explaining the causes of the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. In comparison with the “cultural” theory‚ for example‚ the “invention” standpoint expounds the roots of industrialization more reasonably and persuasively. It mostly appeals

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    world and society around them evolves. What I’m getting at is that I don’t believe that there is one cause for the Industrial Revolution. After reviewing the resources presented‚ it seems that there is a sequence of events that leads to any revolution. However‚ speaking with the Industrial Revolution in mind‚ the elements that appear to have contributed most to the Industrial Revolution are the increasing population‚

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    There were many reasons the Industrial Revolution began in England. There were the necessary resources in place‚ motivation was high for the workers‚ and different innovations helped increase production speed in factories. Without these points the Industrial revolution never would have started in England. England had an abundance of natural resources that could be used in factories. In Document 1 it shows that England had materials such as; wool‚ cotton‚ coal‚ lead and so forth. Not only did

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    The industrial revolution began in the 1700’s in England and rapidly grew throughout the rest of Europe. It was supposed to change society for the better and improve life. There was a variety of new inventions and products that gave people a new way of getting things done. While some of these effects were positive‚ however‚ some turned out to be negative instead.          At the beginning of the Industrial Revolution‚ many hardships had to be overcome‚ causing great grief to most of the population

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    Section I‚ Question 2 In the early 17th century "absolutism" was not only thought of in the theological sense it was also a political catch word all through out Europe. England had a few rulers attempt to create an absolute monarchy. James I and Charles I both tried to have complete rule over the country without consulting Parliament. Parliament‚ which had a large portion of control‚ prevented these two rulers from successfully hindering their power. The citizens of England were very use to the

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    Industrial Revolution THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION BEGAN IN ENGLAND‚ AND SPREAD TO THE REST OF WESTERN EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES. WITH THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION‚ CAME AN INCREASED DEMAND FOR RAW MATERIALS FROM THE AMERICAS‚ ASIA‚ AND AFRICA. ADVANCEMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY PRODUCED THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION‚ WHILE ADVANCEMENTS IN SCIENCE AND MEDICINE ALTERED THE LIVES OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THE NEW INDUSTRIAL CITIES. CULTURAL CHANGES SOON FOLLOWED. AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIES WERE BASED ON THE FAMILY UNIT

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    Dozens of factors contributed to the rise of the Industrial Revolution but the inventions are the most important‚ such as the Spinning Jenny‚ the Telephone‚ and the Steam Engine. Before the Spinning Jenny was produced‚ workers would have to spin yarn on a spinning wheel with only one spindle. This was a laborious task and took way too much time. In 1764‚ James Hargreaves invented the Spinning Jenny‚ which allowed workers to spin yarn on eight spindles. The Spinning Jenny rapidly increased the process

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    The Industrial Revolution was a period in which many great things came out of‚ but at the same time many terrible things occurred. Even though there were some unfortunate events that occurred‚ such as‚ brutal child labor‚ poor and unsafe working conditions‚ and long term physical effects from the unsafe working conditions‚ it all resulted in a positive outcome. The Industrial Revolution overall had a positive effect on society‚ though labor laws‚ the advances in technology‚ and the surplus of job

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