The industrial revolution made the U.S. a country. It was a competitor with the stronger countries. England hated the U.S. for two reasons the first is they gained their independence from them, and they could often make their goods less expensive then England so therefore sell them cheaper. An example of this is textiles; England ended up being one of the United State's main customers.

The industrial revolution brought out inventions like the textile industry, spinning machines, steam engines, weaving machines, railroads, and many other advances in technology. These were invented in many different countries, and all the others found ways to improve them and make it better for themselves. Though England tried to keep their inventions where they had started. They tried to maintain a monopoly over their discoveries and skills. In the early 1800s it was against the

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook14.html

I believe without what we see as the small advances that happened in this time we would be so far behind to what we are today. We would probably still be riding around in horses and buggies. I am personally very happy it did, because I enjoy all the modern conveniences it has brought to all of our lives.

The impact it had on families was that many moved around factories. Like the textile mills again communities were built around the mills so that they would never have to travel to go to work, and the whole family would work there at least with the Slater system. The population in these rural areas began to skyrocket with immigrants hoping for a better life. In earlier years children started working at the age of 7. In England children would stand on corners and factory owners could pick the children they wanted to work for their factories. The mills and factories also employed their parents too; in a way supervise them, and make sure they are not misbehaving or injuring themselves. Though, women and children received lower wages then the men for doing relatively the same work. Many times children would become crippled and deformed from unsafe machines. Most of all the factory employees were unskilled workers so their pay was diminutive.

law for skilled craftsman to leave the country. Nevertheless, hundreds of skilled workers and manufacturers left Britain, taking their knowledge with them. They thought that they had a better chance of making money in the United States then at home.

The Industrial Revolution brought upon great changes throughout the world. It gave hope to the people that they coul

Some common words found in the essay are:
United State's, Industrial Revolution, Book Encyclopedia, France United, Eric Lampard/, industrial revolution, middle class, Book Encyclopedia/, low class, World Book, industrial revolution brought, world book, revolution brought, unskilled workers, upper middle, upper middle class, middle upper,
Approximate Word count = 1135
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)