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    in the home's of the people, with basic machines and hand tools. Economic development marked a change to powered, specific machinery, and large factories to provide mass production. The iron and textile trades, along with the development of the steam engine, played key roles for this era. While industrialization proved to be beneficial for some, for others it resulted…

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    to Detroit to work on steam engines, this whole time he was working, he was also reading books and studying, this prepared him for the rest of his life. A couple years later he moved back to Dearborn, to become an engineer. When he got promoted to the chief engineer he had more time to work on gasoline engines also. This allowed him to gain a lot of knowledge of how a gas engine works. Then he decided that would build his own, he made a little cart and put a small gas engine on it, then once…

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    businesses. During the time period there were advances in new technologies. Cotton had become essential for creating new goods to sell. New machines for cotton had been created like the Spinning Jenny which used yarn to create and spin it. The steam engine which had created more goods for the cotton industry.Transportation was huge in the revolution as well including trains and other forms of transportation. The Government was rich in Europe places like Great Britain and their were a lot of…

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    What is the Industrial Revolution? What kind of changes did it make? When did it happen? Many wonder how it happened all I could say is that it was one of the most topics everyone talked about. These Revolution was transformations combined between social and economics that happen in some places around Europe. The Industrial Revolution made an enormous change in the 17th century. It took place in England Between the 17th and 18th century. The strong and brave Richard J Boyd once claimed “The…

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    2. Briefly discuss the political culture and technological advances that ultimately worked to pave the way for the “new imperialism” during this period. The technological improvements in communications and transportation and advances in education helped the Age of New Imperialism. Having new devices such as the telegraph and the telephone, people had new chances to communicate with others that lived far way from them, even though “the telegrams often brought bad news to offices and residences”…

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    be here if it wasn’t for our technological advancements over the decades. The industrial revolution was quite the game-changer for our country. From the 1970s until the mid-1800s it changed the ways we got things done. New inventions such as the steam engine and new ways to utilize fossil fuels gave us the ability to increase efficiency and reduce costs in labor (Hackett). However, this revolution wasn’t a natural phenomenon. There are a select few gentlemen at the head of this revolution and…

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    The emergence of the agricultural revolution marked an critical turning point in the economy, equivocally setting a tidal wave of innovation for centuries to come. The agricultural revolution is known best for initiating an era of commerce producing sustainment through agrarian innovation as opposed to living to survive. This attempt to develop new methodology for agriculture brought forth efficiency through technologies such as the wheel and plow, which in turn kick started commerce and trade…

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    However, it also brought disadvantages such as overcrowding, harsh working environments, and ______. The Industrial Revolution provided an opportunity for new inventions, products, and machinery. The production of new transportation such as the steam engine provided a more efficient way to transport locomotives and ships. New energy sources such as coal, oil, natural gas, and nuclear reactions were also made available to assist the transportation of goods. The textile industry was not the…

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    "). There were new ways of shopping in America where consumers could buy various assortments of items in just one location called a department store, which is still used today. Technology and innovations such as electricity, the telephone, the steam engine, and free enterprise contributed to America’s higher standard of living and augmented the middle class. WIth the innovation the printing press that could print an immensive amount of newspaper in just a day, the Newspaper industry…

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    The British Government and the Industrial Revolution The industrial revolution during the 18th and 19th century was a time of great innovation and progress in England. British parliament helped progress industry and solve societal issues brought about by industrialization. The purpose of this essay is to display important actions and policies the British government established to advance British society during the Industrial Revolution. Parliament did several influential things during the…

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