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    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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    Do someone think the Industrial Revolution was better for most people?The Industrial Revolution caused many changes in today’s’ society.These changes made some people despondent and their unhappiness drove them to try to change their society. The Industrial Revolution began in the 1700s and extended on through the mid 1840s. It started in Great Britain and then expanded into the Western Europe and to the United States.This Historical age was one of the most important periods in the history of human

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    Great Britain was the first country to introduce Industrialization during the 19th century‚ which were present mostly in urban areas. This made formations of large factories‚ mass production of goods‚and an increased need for labor. For instance‚ steam engines were created for transportation and trade‚ and textile mills were created to

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    There were many direct causes and effects of Industrialization in America. Some effects were immediately after the revolution like urbanization and increased transportation. Some causes were as simple as improved technology and a strong‚ stable government. Industrialization even affects us today. Industrialization first began with the agricultural revolution‚ which was basically landowners buying small farms and getting a huge profit. With the agricultural revolution‚ also came crop rotation. Crop

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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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    The Industrial Revolution that spanned 50 years (from 1870 to 1920) was a period of time in which technology and the evolution of mass production were introduced to the general public and changed the lives of many. The very extensive list of inventions that were created and distributed to the people of the United States were able alter almost every aspect of their lives from their home to their working environments and social interactions. Though there were possibly hundreds of creations brought

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    Transportation and technology 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

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    The turn of the century changed everything all over the world. The Industrial Revolution began in the late 18th and 19th centuries and was a period of significant economic development marked by the introduction of power-driven machinery. The steam engine was use to run machinery. Before this time‚ a few machines were use to harness nature such as the wind and watermills‚ humans‚ and animals were depended upon as a source of power. Much like the Agricultural Revolution‚ the Industrial Revolution

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    Female Mill Workers…How Similar Were Their Experiences? With the dawn of industrialization Production’s most valuable resource was not raw materials‚ but time. The steam engine allowed vast amounts of goods to be created cheaply‚ and so it was ultimately decided by the workers how much was produced; rather than their work being limited by their materials it was limited by their speed. And so‚ efficiency‚ that is producing as much as possible as fast as possible‚ became the factory owner’s first

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