During the industrial revolution‚ however‚ smoke from the factories killed the lichens. As a result this exposed darker tree bark.. Scientists began to notice that there was increasing numbers of dark-colored moths. This change is called industrial melanism which is a darkening caused by industry. The appearance of the darker colored moths might suggest that the moths evolved to suit their surroundings. There is also more to the story. Both kinds of peppered moths existed before the industrial revolution
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Industries led to the redevelopment of cities of the 19th century. From the Agricultural Revolution‚ the increase in crop labor had brought increase in population. As the population grew‚ more demands for jobs were sought. And new ideas like the cotton industry rose‚ which brought the revolution. As water runned machinery and water runned factories were evolving‚ so was the social life. As industrialization thrived as coal and steam were discovered‚ the seeking for jobs caused migration‚ and the
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The industrial revolution is putting your children at risk The children of London are suffering due to industrial revolution‚ before they were forced to work in the factories and mills around Britain they used to work alongside their parents in the fresh air and farms of the rural villages. The factory owners approach poor families and orphanages and offer them a home to sleep in‚ food to eat and clothes in exchange for
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evolved from horses and dirt roads to trains and steam boats‚ from imperfect and handmade objects to precise and factory-made objects. These changes influenced an environment of factories and very large cities. This big change was called The Industrial Revolution. Transportation changed from horseback riding to trains and steamboats. New roads were invented to help horse carriages travel smoother. Steamboats‚ clipper ships‚ and canals all helped travel on the water faster and easier. They also helped
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Although the Industrial Revolution had provided families with new job opportunities and income‚ there was an awful cost that came along the way of achieving this. The employment of women and children during the Industrial Revolution represented a continuation of the preindustrial kinship. Women replaced men in factory working positions‚ as seen in the 1851 illustration of plenty of women working in a cotton mill. Although these jobs were open to women‚ they were not‚ however‚ granted gender equality
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In addition‚ the technologies created during the industrial revolution helped to spur on economic growth in a newly capitalist society. After centuries of commerce being regulated by the royal family and mercantilism restricting foreign and domestic trade‚ there was finally private ownership‚ and a freely competitive market where everyone had a chance to participate. The new market economy meant that goods were traded between people instead of everyone only satisfying their own needs and allowed
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Robert Owen was a successful Welsh businessman during the Industrial Revolution in Britain‚ but he left his mark on history as one of the leading social reformers of his time. He observed the changes in economic and social life caused by the rapid growth of machinery as he worked in the textile industry. He challenged the social view and believed that poverty was the consequence of the sins of the working class. He thought that in order to improve the man‚ you need to improve his social environment
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During the period of 1860-1900‚ there were many factors that helped to promote America’s industrial growth. There were many obstacles that kept America from industrializing such as scarce labor‚ plentiful land‚ and expensive labor. Once immigrants started to pour in they would work for a lot less money making industrialization possible. With more manpower‚ for less money they could increase the production at any place. The building of railroads and machines greatly helped industrialization along
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Study Guide Unit 1: Industrial Revolution Chapter 25 Section 1 Students should be able to explain what conditions led to the Industrial Revolution beginning in Great Britain Great Britain had a vast amount of natural resources required for the I.R. but its economy was in very good shape and It was very politically stable. Students should be able to define the term Factors of Production and be able to explain the terms land‚ labor‚ physical capital and entrepreneurship. Describe how the railroad
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The Industrial Revolution‚ which took place from the mid-1700s to the mid-1800s‚ caused the transition between the grueling manual labor we now consider archaic to machines still used in factories to this day. With this newfound efficiency‚ however‚ came a whole slew of unforeseen problems‚ many of which related to the bad conditions in which the working class was placed. Although many of these problems were unique in their solutions‚ many others could be solved with the application of socialist
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