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The European scene at the beginning of the eighteenth century is much different than it is today. Densely populated cities in countries such as England and France were merely farm towns two hundred years ago. What caused what used to be cultivated open fields to turn into populous towns? These question can all be answered and explained by the Industrial Revolution. The word ‘revolution’ implies a suddenness of change that is not, in fact, characteristic of economic processes. But the phrase “Industrial Revolution” has long been used by historians and has become embedded in common speech (Ashton 2). A revolution implied by historians is just a change of the old way, not necessarily a fast change, or a violent overthrow. England’s Industrial Revolution does not have set dates. It is said that England’s Industrial Revolution began around 1780 with Britain’s prosperous colonies and expanding Atlantic economy. Some critics claim that there wasn’t an industrial revolution, and some challenge the naming of the period. In Phyllis Deane’s book, The First Industrial Revolution, she outlines three main points in which an economy which experienced an industrial revolution differs from its pre-industrialized counterpart. This essay will us
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Approximate Word count = 1698
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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