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    was not very high) and had no one to stand up for them. Mines: Around this time the demand for coal was increasing‚ because there was a shortage of flammable sources and more production of products required coal such as iron making industry and steam engines. Children were often hired to be miners because of their size and could be payed less and treated badly‚and the mine owners would face no affects But they still

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    revolution of industry and the Second Great Awakening.The technology advanced significantly with new inventions like the telegraph‚ sewing machine‚ and assembly line.The agriculture was booming with the mechanical thresher‚ which was a tractor with a steam engine‚ and the reaper was used to harvest wheat. The Second Great Awakening started a whole new religious and Evangelicals ideas all across America. Evangelicals advocated education and also applying God’s plan to human institutions. All the changes

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    century. The industrial revolution was the transition to a new manufacturing process from about 1760 to somewhere in between 1820 and 1840. It included going from hand production to machine production‚ improved water power efficiency and improved steam power efficiency. The Industrial Revolution began in Britain‚ and some of the most important technological advances were British. The Industrial Revolution shaped the world that we live in today. It brought many great changes that are vital to our

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    During the Industrial Revolution‚ England experienced many technological changes that paved the way for the highly mechanized and modern society that exists today. Out of the many changes‚ the most important is the creation of the factory that created many jobs for the unemployed‚ shifted society to become a workhouse of inventions‚ and changed British society for the better. Before the factory‚ many families were farmers that produced food for their own use‚ and their children would learn to churn

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    I. First Industrial Revolution: The Industrial Revolution brought people new life during that period. Using new technology on production and bringing fresh air to society made the development of the world. Growing domestic and international markets‚ innovations were obviously positive influences in order to form a better world. (Cole‚ 454) The French Revolution transformed the political landscape of Europe and the economic transformation also began in Europe in the 1780s. In early 1700s‚ Britain

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    Europe‚ it then centered on the United States and Germany. The Industrial Revolution went from hand and home production to machine and factory. The first invention was of the spinning and weaving machines which were powered by water and then eventually steam. It helped increase America’s growth significantly. The Industrial Revolution changed America in so many ways like their society and economy and them into a modern urban-industrial state. Average income and population began to show unknown sustained

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    multiple quantities in less time. In the late 18th century‚ the Industrial Revolution reached the United States. Textile manufacturing‚ glass making‚ mining and agriculture industry all underwent significant changes. The spinning wheel‚ water wheel and steam engine took over the role of the artisans. Since items were cheaper and quicker to produce‚ the supply grew. The demand was greater than the supply‚ which forced factories to open. Textile factories multiplied across the United States. Not only did

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    a mix of positive and negative. Cotton is now Britain’s greatest industry. Merchants all over the world are purchasing Britain cotton. Also‚ Britain has become the world’s greatest iron and coal manufacturer because of inventions like the steam engine. Another positive view on the revolution is the development of railroads that is improving communication between areas of the country.

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    the better‚ they would see that it was in fact a bad thing that happened. One case that can clearly show this is the Industrial Revolution (both the first and the second). In the industrial revolution‚ many new things were being found out‚ like steam power‚ fossil fuels‚ new ways of mining‚ the Bessemer process‚ railroads‚ and more. The key is that so many things were being found out and they were all so positive to humanity…in the short run. In the long term effects‚ you could see even today:

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    This document is an extract from an address written by Robert Owen in 1819 entitled “An address to the master manufacturers of Great Britain on the present exhibiting evils in the manufacturing system”. It is a primary source‚ which increases its value since it was written by a reliable author during the time of study. This passage was written in 1818‚ near the end of the Industrial Revolution era‚ not long after Robert Owen‚ owner of the New Lanark mills in Scotland‚ started improving the working

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