2. Industrial Revolution
It happened 1760-1850
This is a time period where agriculture made
advancements and machines became a bigger part in
the lives of people.
It began in Britain, and soon spread to America
It was found in Europe and America.
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3. Migration
Urbanization: When people move
and live in cities
Cottage Industry: This is when
people have a cotton business that
they do from their home.
There was a migration of people
from rural to urban during the
Industrial Revolution
They moved to the cities because
there were more jobs created by
machines.
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4. Agricultural Revolution
This lead to the Industrial Revolution
because farm technology was
increasing and this made it so other
technology could increase. When
technology increased in cities it
caused jobs to be created.
Crop Rotation: When you grow a
crop in a field and then switch fields
and grow other crops there in order
to keep the soil fertilized.
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5. Textiles
Textiles were the first commodity
to become popular during the
Industrial Revolution.
Textiles: a type of cloth, and an
industry that makes this type of
cloth
The cotton gin, spinning jenny,
the flying shuttle, and the water
frame helped in making textiles
Eli Whitney invented the cotton
gin.
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6. Steam Engine
Thomas Savery invented it
James Watt is credited with
improving it
1698 is when the Steam Engine
was invented
It is useful because until that point,
it was difficult to get water out of
coal mines. This invention made it
steam in order to move it. It can be
used in vehicles as well.
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7. Bessemer Process
This is a method of mass
producing steel
It was created by Sir Henry
Bessemer, who it is named after
It allowed a lot of steel to be made
at a low cost, this helped with rail
roads and travel
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8. Pasteurization
Louis Pasteur is famous for
studying fermentation and
helping the industries that
used that to do it more
productively.
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9. Thomas Edison
He invented the phonograph, he
helped in the production of the first
motion pictures, and he invented
the light bulb.
He had 1,093 patents
“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000
ways that won't work.”
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10. Romanticism
This was a movement in literature and
the arts which emphasized creativity
and inspiration.
It was a part of the revolution because
during this time everything started
producing better
Washington Irving and Emerson were
authors during this period of time
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