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    Industrialization grew in many ways during the 1800’s. “It was largely pioneered by the northeastern cities in the united states” (Lecture 11). Many factors made Industrialization in America possible‚ including Natural Resources‚ New Transportation Systems‚ Industrial and Mechanization. The Industrial Revolution began in England because it had the resources that were needed. It all started with cloth industry. Making cloth by hand for pants‚ shirts‚ socks‚ bedspreads and other domestic items always

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    James watt marked the high point in this development. Cotton textiles were the key industry early in the Industrial Revolution. John Kay’s fly shuttle (1733)‚ James Hargreaves’s spinning jenny (patented 1770)‚ and Richard Arkwright’s water frame (1769)‚ Samuel Crompton’s mule (1779)‚ which combined the features of the jenny and the frame‚ and Edmund Cartwright’s power loom (patented 1783) facilitated a tremendous increase in output. The presence of large quantities of coal and iron in close proximity

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    Manufacturing and production during the Industrial Revolution substantially contributed to the creation of the modern society. It marked the beginning of the use of machinery to manufacture products. From machinery to new forms of power‚ the achievements made during the Industrial Revolution shaped much of the modern world that humans live in today. During the Industrial Revolution‚ improvements in machines produced larger quantities of manufactured goods‚ which led to a mass-production. Machines

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    Prompt: Access the validity of the following statement: "Conditions in the United States were ripe for an industrial revolution in the early 1800’s." "Reaping What You Sow": The American Industrial Revolution "The economy of the United States before the War of 1812 was largely shaped by geography..." says Arnold S. Rice. Under Henry Clay’s American system‚ canals‚ railroads‚ and public education paramounted past internal improvements. (Doc B). The inventions oriented towards textile and

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    motion‚ a number of people had benefited from its growth in the manufacturing industry. Women had started working in factories‚ producing cloth. This material was able to be made much more efficiently and cheaper‚ due to new inventions like the “Spinning Jenny” and the “Crompton’s Mule”.(DOC #1) This allowed far more materials being produced to supply the increasing demand. As demand increased‚ so did employment opportunities. While goods were being

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    revolution did not truly show during‚ but afterwards. The first issue of the Industrial Revolution was that British textile inventions led to more factories being made in Britain. Machines such as John Kay’s flying shuttle (1733)‚ James Hargreave’s spinning jenny (1764)‚ and Richard Arkwrights water frame (1769) sparked the textile industry. A negative effect of this was the decrease of the need for village workers. Rich land owners progressed with enclosure‚ which took over the land that was previously

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    to kick start it by having excess food‚ labor‚ and capital. The rich farm owners had lots of money and many of them wanted somewhere to invest it in. The cotton industry was one of the areas that exploded; there were new inventions such as the spinning jenny and power loom. These machines helped to make yarn and weave the yarn into clothes for people to wear. With machines helping people do all the work‚ factories got bigger and clothes got more affordable for people to wear. The economy scale had

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    Industrial Revolution The greatest turning point in history began with the Industrial Revolution. Between 1750 and 1914‚ the Industrial Revolution drastically changed Europe economically‚ socially‚ and politically. Before the revolution‚ most of Europe lived in small‚ rural communities where their lives revolved around farming. People would supply themselves with their own food‚ clothing‚ furniture‚ and tools‚ as times were tough and incomes were meager. However‚ the Industrial Revolution brought

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    rate. The machines brought down the cost of manufacturing which lowered the actual cost of product‚ people who previously could not afford certain items were able to afford them much easily at the lower cost. The Industrial Revolution brought the spinning jenny for the textile industry‚ the telegraph for the communication industry‚ and steel for the steam engine. Despite some of the unpleasant things the industrial revolution brought with it‚ most people were living a better life. As Industrialization

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    Industrial Revolution Review Guide Industrial Revolution • a major change in a country’s method of producing goods and organizing labor • a movement from: o an agricultural to an industrial society o manual labor to use of machines o Rural society to an urban society Characteristics of Pre-Industrial Society • most people lived and worked on farms • wealthy nobles controlled the land • agricultural methods had not changed drastically for

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