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    in places like the New World (America). America would reap the benefits of the new industrial age. However, the inventions of that era would also have an impact on the environment that would resonate for decades. Three of those inventions are the steam engine, oil pipelines, and railroads. In 1698, Thomas Savery developed the first…

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    society to a now factory powered society. The change from home to factory means that before the Industrial Revolution, people manufactured items at home using hand tools and basic machines, but eventually manufacturing switched into factories. Factories power the change from country to cities. Because manufacturing started taking place in factories, many people who worked on farms and at…

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    There is a lot of confusion about why did it take human beings almost 2000 years to apply the use of steam power to create rotary motion in the form of a spinning ball driven by the pressure generated by steam that was described by Heron of Alexandria into a practical, functioning steam engine? People only started to apply this basic principle after the industrial revolution in England. The Industrial Revolution has been an overall wonder, in any event in so far as it has happened in every one…

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    One can see that without the technologies of the steam engine, Maxim machine gun, quinine, and the telegraph, there is a great chance the colonization would not have taken place or would have been a lot slower and more difficult. In addition to these technologies we must include all the production, manufacturing…

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    production of cotton. Markets expanded with more and more technology that would help with the production of cotton, leading to a drastic increase in slave labor. 3) The Invention of Railroads and Steam Engines Expanded markets, caused by increased cotton production, also led to the invention of railroads and steam engines. This was caused by the increased demand for cotton. Railroads could transport cotton and other goods to Northern textile manufacturers. 4) The Growth of the Market Economy…

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    the army. Along with some other improvements to make the world a better place. Transportation was one of the most important revolutions, including the steam engine and movement of goods. “In the early 1800s, American Robert Fulton…

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    the spaces to the right after discussing them with your group. Be sure to cite evidence when asked to do so. What were some of the causes that led to the Industrial Revolution? Industrial production Agricultural production Iron smelting Railways Steam power Coal and oil extraction Name the most significant fuel used in the Industrial Revolution. Where was it originated for use? Why was it so beneficial? Coal and oil was the most significant fuel that was used in the Industrial Revolution..…

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    Innovation at its Finest The Industrial Revolution was the largest economic boom in history, that lifted America out of the Great Depression. Machines began taking over and producing products in a faster and more efficient way than ever before. The Industrial Revolution towers over any other invention era because of: John Deere’s plow, advancements in transportation, first patents, work, and many contemporary inventions. One of the most important figures during the Industrial Revolution was John…

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    weapons the Industrial Revolution brought many changes in for naval warfare since there was experimentation with new technology steam power ships appeared by making larger and deadlier guns and the development of explosive shells which made it possible of destructing a wooden boat and also the battleship started to emerge it’s a steel-armored ship they was dependent on steam, and sporting a number of large shell guns mounted in turrets were arranged along the centerline…

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    Revolution The Industrial Revolution was a major turning point in history, it was the period when the way products were produced was innovating at an extreme rate. Some of the main technological advances during the Industrial Revolution were the steam engine, spinning jenny and cotton gin, such as the train. (Source ) An industrial society is a society which runs by the use of technology for mass production of goods, as opposed to an agrarian society, which needed human labor.(source ) Working…

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