The Industrial Revolution‚ the process of change from agriculture and handicraft economy to one dominated by industry and machine manufacturing. The Industrial Revolution began in England and than it spread to different parts of the world. The main characteristic involved in the Industrial Revolution is technological‚ socioeconomic and cultural. The technological changes included the following the use of new materials iron and steel‚ the use of energy sources including both fuels and motive power
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The Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution are closely linked through the standard idea that freedom and autonomy of the human being is what would bring advancement and progress. The age of Enlightenment was characterized by the belief in both human advancement and nature. The human advancement was believed to be achieved through education. The human being was seen as an integral part of nature. Nature‚ therefore‚ was acknowledged to be governed by a complex system of interactive laws‚ as was
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Due to his title it is assumed he lived inside the city of Alexandria‚ Egypt and though it is up to debate most historians agree he was most likely alive around 62 A.D. Mathematician and inventor he made many various inventions before the Industrial Revolution. His most notable invention though‚ is the world’s first ever vending machine which dispensed holy water for a small fee. His vending machine was made of a simple lever system unlike today’s complex vending machines. Following Hero’s invention
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often not ours. Currently‚ mothers‚ homemakers‚ and cheap labor are the most we can amount to. Due to the Industrial Revolution‚ the labor of women is being overlooked‚ forcing us to depend on the very men who take us for granted and act like they own us. Women deserve more than this; we are human beings and it is high time we were treated like it. It is certainly true that the Industrial Revolution is having a few positive outcomes‚ such as‚ higher wages in factories compared to working on a farm. However
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institutional reforms. These reforms were designed to manifest their desire for a utopian society. These reforms took many shapes‚ institutions such as prisons and asylums were reformed to help fringe members of the public to become functioning members of society. During the second great awakening churches attempted to assimilate all of societies out casts with their doctrine. The abolitionist and feminist movements helped to expand the ideals of democracy. The temperance movement was seen as a
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Have you ever wonder how transport was created? In the industrial revolution between the years‚ 1750-1901 transport had a big influence on the society and Economy. Transportation inventions picked up in 1800 seeing the creation. Railways‚ steamboats and roads. Transportation in Britain roads were badly built and maintained. The railway’s lines were not around and instead‚ they had carriages pulled by horses. Transportation was created to get one thing from point A to point B which could be people
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been many periods of time where reform movements have sought to expand democracy. One of these periods is the era of 1825-1850. There were many events occurring during this time that pushed democracy further. The desire to make America a civilized‚ almost utopian society and religious revivals occasionally adequately expanded democratic ideals‚ while movements for equal rights among women and slaves tried to put true democratic ideas on the table. Reform movements in the period of 1825-1850 did much
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Between the years 1825 and 1850‚ the US underwent a series of social and political reforms which attempted to democratize American life. Reform movements during this period of Jacksonian Democracy attempted to dissolve disunity in the social ladder and pushed for equal rights among all citizens. Stemming from the Second Great Awakening in the early 19th century‚ many of these reforms were backed by religious ideals over democratic principles. At the forefront of the cause‚ however‚ was the hope
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From 1825 to 1850‚ reform movements in the U.S sought to expand democratic ideals by Religion‚ morals‚ women’s rights and abolitionism‚ which in the main part worked. However‚ Nativism did not support the idea of democratic ideals‚ and some didn’t support the reforms. Morals were used to expand democratic ideals by reform movements. Document A‚ according to the Fourth Annual Report which was influenced by the second great awakening claims that prisons should be reformed. If it is‚ this would be
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The Industrial Revolution set off an assortment of new improvements that were open to disasters. To begin‚ there was an increase of food supply. Not much of money was spent on food as it normally would have been‚ it was spent on manufactured goods too. Now that there was a demand for manufactured goods‚ there was a demand for workers also. Better agricultural technology left many farmers without jobs. That was not much of a problem because these workers could take the jobs in factories to operate
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