Industrial Revolution refers to the changes that occurred during the 1700s and

1800s and the time period. The Industrial Revolution was a period of drastic

change from hand made items to machine manufactured goods.

I believe the Industrial Revolution was a revolution in the "true" sense of

the word. According to Webster's Dictionary (1984), a revolution is: "a sudden,

radical, or complete change." I think the 1700s and early 1800s was a period of

great change. In this period, there were many inventions that impacted people

such as: the spinning jenny and water powered frame, and steam engine.

However, some historians would disagree with me. They think "the basic

elements of the Industrial Revolution can be traced back to developments in

Europe hundreds of years before the 1700's (quoted in Lane 6).

The Industrial Revolution began in England. Advances in technology

spurred this revolution. The Revolution began in England because England had

large supplies of coal and iron. Other industrial materials came from England's

colonies. In the 1700's, England was the world's leading colonial power.

Crompton discovered a way to combine the spinning jenny and the water frame.

just the wealthy, to afford materials (such as cotton). Despite all these good

In the 1850's, vaccinations were discovered which are used to fight an

machines, radios, television sets, and the computer. The computer decreased the

much more cheaper and quicker than smelting with charcoal. There was one

Between 1709 and 1713, Abraham Darby succeeded in using coke to smelt iron.

In most industries, before the Industrial Revolution, labor was done by

This was known as the spinning mule. These machines met the need of

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