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    and specialized tools and thus a rise in manufactured productions. A key example of this was in the textile industries where textiles were mostly produced by hand‚ but with innovations such as those made by James Hargreaves whom invented the spinning jenny allowed for the production of “multiple spools of threads simultaneously” (History.com Staff‚ 2009). Capitalism is an economic system in which private owners profit from goods or services. By the industrial revolution‚ creating goods that were

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    Book Review: And Then There Were None An intriguing‚ bone-chilling murder mystery that will guarantee to drown you into its void of darkness. Ten victims‚ each aching with guilt and fear‚ are selected by a murderous hand and escorted onto a remote island off the coast of Devon. Oblivious as to whom their captor may be‚ they are murdered‚ one by one and soon enough ten dead bodies are found on lonely Indian Island. Only a revelation in a bottle unveils how nobody remained on the isolated island

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    Livestock began to be bread stronger‚ healthier‚ and better producing animals. For example‚ sheep were only bread with the best quality wool. This innovative thinking continued throughout the Agrarian revolution‚ and led to inventions such as the spinning jenny‚ and the water frame. Both of these inventions improved the efficiency of yarn making. Because of these many developments during the Agrarian revolution‚ farmers were put out of work‚ and were forced to move to the cities to find work. The agrarian

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    During the Industrial Revolution the English invented the power loom and spinning jennies (Fraser 266). Since the technology was fairly new there were no rules or regulations on how to run a safe factory. Most of the workers of these factories were women or young children‚ “They were paid two dollars a week. The working hours of

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    was mainly used to manufacture from due to it’s low cost as sheep could easily be bred in the cold climate of the Northern Hemisphere‚ while cotton was only worn by very few wealthier people. Before the revolution‚ the wool had to be spun on a Spinning Jenny and following that‚ woven. Only after the two processes were carried out‚ the fabric could then be sewn into a piece of clothe that was uncomfortable and unpleasant to wear. As times progressed‚ people have attempted using horse power instead

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    also allowed them to use their surroundings to create a contraption that would better their country and the future. Many machines were used for production in clothing‚ as with the flying shuttle (John Kay)‚ which increased cloth production. The Spinning Jenny (James Hargreaves‚ 1764) also increased the production of cotton for workers. Steam became as useful as coal and iron in the late 1700s‚ early 1800s. With steam‚ the steam engine (James Watt‚ 1769)‚ steamboat (Robert Fulton‚ 1807)‚ and steam

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    For Europe the 19th century was a rise of industrialism‚ it brought about new technology and transportation that led to a shift towards industry. Industrialization and increased urbanization lead to changes in social classes. Although industrialization was exciting‚ there were environmental‚ social‚ economic‚ and cultural consequences. The western part of the world was able to industrialize first due to the growth of commerce. The growth of commerce had people making more goods and selling them

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    manufacturing of cloth was done by hand. In 1767‚ James Hargreaves introduced the spinning jenny‚ which increased the amount of cotton yarn that could be spun. In 1769‚ Richard Arkwright introduced the water frame‚ which produced stronger warp yarn. A decade later in 1779‚ Samuel Crompton combined the jenny and the water frame into one machine called the mule. The mule could produce 300 times as much yarn as a person on a spinning wheel. These machines produced more yarn than weavers could handle until 1787

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    Chapter 22 Section 1 Origins of the Industrial movement The Enclosure Movement An agricultural revolution started to occur in the 1500’s Until the 1600’s farmers used public lands to graze cattle and sheep. Then these lands started to be enclosed‚ or fenced off‚ into individual plots This is called the Enclosure Movement. This benefited richer landowners‚ who added to their lands‚ but the smaller landowner was forced to become tenant farmers or had to move into the cities. A tenant farmer

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    AP European History Study Guide Chapter 15 This study guide is to help you get ready for the test. Some of the information asked is found in the notes‚ and some in the textbook. This is typical of MOST college classes and this style of study guide is designed to prepare you! Also‚ while most test questions come from this guide‚ anything in the notes and textbook could be on the test! You MUST do this study guide for points! You may NOT type this study guide out! You also MUST do the practice

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