Agriculture and early industri
Had it not been for all the many incidents and advances that lead to the industrial revolution, I would doubt very much that we would enjoy the technology we have in the 21st century. The reason we have this technology is because from around 1750 and on a great changes in the world's history were made. People started to discover faster methods of producing goods, which increased their economy. These people were mainly British and French, but after a few years the French were distracted by their revolution, and the British continued to industrialize. However the industrial revolution did not happen over night. There were many events that lead up to it. In this essay I am going to talk about the impact of the agricultural revolution, the earlier events that lead to the industrial revolution, and discuss why Britain led the way in the industrial revolution.In the medieval ages people were living in total darkness, and they did not know what was going on in the world around them. Happily the medieval ages were followed by the renaissance. Then came the year 1750, the year of the agricultural revolution in Britain that led away to a revolution in industry. Charles Townshend for example was one of the people who made the agricult
2) http://digitalhistory.org/timeline.htm As the industrial revolution unfolded new sources of power such as the steam engine were developed. Although the idea of the steam engine existed since 1698, it always had problems like intense pressure, or it required a lot of coal to fuel it. However in 1760 James Watt developed a perfect steam engine that revolutionized transportation. Not only so but also brought great changes in the iron and coal industries, which Henry Bessemer contributed greatly to by developing a procedure that helped the production of steel. This stronger more workable steel triggered the growth of other industries as well.
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