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    Industrialization is the process through which inanimate sources of energy are used to facilitate human productivity. The period of industrial revolution is one of the most significant periods in human history since it has completely altered the way of life in different parts of the world. The revolution resulted in the massive production, which brought significant wealth and power to countries like the Great Britain in the 19th century as it spread to most countries in Europe, Asia, and America…

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    The Industrial Revolution period, from the 1760’s to about the 1840’s, was an impactful transition for Great Britain and from there, the world. People began to innovate; switching from human labor to machinery, iron production, water power, steam engines, and much more. As this transition began in Great Britain the world began to catch on and followed what Britain was doing. There is a saying that says “the empire on which the sun never sets on, the British empire”, which translate to; The…

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    Although many say that the industrial had a positive impact to the world generally, there were many negative and positive effects as a result of the industrial revolution. As the textile industry was growing, it had a major contribution to the Britain's economic stance. Oxford university states that "One of the key factors that led to the industrial revolution in Britain was its authority and wealth as an empire (12)." As stated, Britain did have a lot of support from its dominated nations and…

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    The early economic changes between 1800 and 1850 brought on by the early Industrial Revolution resulted in a shift in wages to favor factories, an eruption of industrial centers in populous northern states, and increased settlement and development of land. The shift in wages from 1800 to 1850 was illustrated by the demand for labor in their respective fields. As the Industrial Revolution introduced new technology to produce more goods at lower prices, factory jobs became more in demand while…

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    The Industrial Revolution was the rapid growth of industries in Britain in the 18th and 19th century. During this period, the use of machinery took place of people working in agriculture and many industries. It occurred in England for many reasons some were population growth, financial industries, the use of steam-powered machinery to use in mines, high amounts urbanization with labor force and access to coal and iron. Industrialization helped power machinery in factories, which resulted in mass…

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    While the Chicago School arose under such a chaotic and disheartening social situation during the late 19th century, rapid technological advancements and experimentations allowed it to grow and become a new style of architecture. By the end of the 19th century, architects adopted an eclectic way in designing buildings, without concerns for stylistic origins. New technologies and building materials encouraged innovation and experimentation. The development of crane elevator, electric motor for…

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    Military Inventions

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    Other military invention and inventor that continuo working with guns like Eli Whitney with the muskets, it was Samuel Colt, he starts the experiments with firearms in 1830’s, and he finish creating the colt revolver, this arm could consider one of the most changed inventions for the industrial revolution. This gun impacts the social era of 1830’s because it was the first commercial available firearm and actually everyone were buying it. Colt most thought it was use his inventions in the…

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    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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    Market Revolution Dbq

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    In the first half of the nineteenth century, economic changes called by historians “the market revolution” transformed the United States. Innovations in transportation and communication sparked these changes. In the colonial era, technology had barely advanced—ships did not become faster, no canals were built, and manufacturing was done by hand. Roads were scarce and slow. In 1800, most farm families were not tied to the marketplace, used little cash, and produced much of what they needed at…

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    The populace was an essential piece of the modern transformation. The mechanical insurgency is the place home made products were made by machines that utilization to be made by people. Before every one of these machines were made people needed to wove materials by hand. That was a long and hard occupation for the general population. The machines began doing this for the general population and it went much quicker then they could envision. The mechanical transformation soon spread to North…

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