Essay Archive - The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was a time of drastic change. This was the transformation from hand tools and hand made items, to machine manufactured and mass-produced goods. " Industrial Revolution, the shift, at different times in different countries, from a traditional agriculturally based economy to one based on the mechanized production of manufactured goods in large-scale enterprises." This period improved life, but hindered it as well. The Industrial Revolution created regression among the working class prior to the implementation of the Reform Act of 1832. Following t....
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