“Industrial Revolution” GKE Task 4 WGU Indiana The Industrial Revolution was the change from hand crafted products and small farming operations to machine manufactured products and large scale farms using more mechanical equipment. While the birthplace of the revolution was in Britain around 1760, one similar took place in America from 1790 to 1870. Britain had tried very hard to keep the monopoly on its industrial technology, however this couldn’t last forever. Some of the British saw
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helped build industry. First, protection provided by the federal government provided a safe environment for manufacturing to develop. Secondly, the increase in population and immigration provided a substantial labor force to work the newly created factories. Lastly, involvement of private investors and the unification of currency stimulated economic growth which provided the funds necessary for industrial growth. In order for manufacturing to develop, the government had to provide protection for the
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amount of time. This is giving to the advancements in farming, building, constructing,
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Immigration Experience Richard Page II HIS/120 September 21, 2015 Shaun Sullivan ------------------------------------------------- January 24, 1881 was the day I decided to make the biggest life changing move. I was leaving ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- my home and family back in Italy to explore a better life for myself. I felt as if I needed a fresh start -------------------------------------------------
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Industrial Revolution is taking place in Britain our country is changing for the betterment of the people. This revolution is having a positive and negative effect on people. Farming is easier and a lot less people work on a farm but at the same time our children are still not getting a good education and they are working in factories for up to 14 hours a day with little time for break! There is much still to be fixed with this system. One of the main negative effects of this revolution is the Children
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added a brand or logo to their export to bring customers coming back to them and creating the brands we know today as common household names such as Nike, Adidas, Tikes, coca cola, Pepsi, Wrigley gum and so on. These companies had major FActories and these factories needed a lot of workers working them. People wanted to live close to their place of work so their daily commute
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Recourse to foreign loans (French) was not a great option since France could offer only far smaller amounts. Reliance on foreign loans also meant closing on less risky domestic sources of revenue. With no emphasis on modernisation of farming, credit or technology, the sector began to sink. This, coupled with lack of any kind of security for the peasants, led to fomenting unrest among them. State monopoly on liquor embittered peasants and the growing ranks of the urban poor and cast a
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The period between 1820 and 1850 in America was a time of significant development and changes. Westward expansion in the 1820s was initiated by th Panic of 1819 and farming in the west was on the rise because soil was losing nutrients in the east (Palmer). Western expansion prompted a dramatic increase in new forms of transportation that made transporting and selling products easier. During this time, new and improved roads were built, water transportation and canals allowed large quantities of goods
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How industrial capitalism has transformed work, its gendered character and its gendering effects The founding fathers those good old boys, always knew where a women’s place was. These Upper-middle class white men were the founder of beliefs that are imbedded in our makeup that created separate sphere and gender role for men and women. That saying a “Women’s place is in the home”, that belief has been in our make up for generations. When the Industrial revolution arrived things changed, it’s transformed
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Nicole Lindsey Western Governors University The Industrial Revolution started in England in the late eighteenth century when company men used the power of the streams nearby to help power the factories. Everything use to be handmade before this. Suddenly mills and factories were producing textiles faster than ever with the help of machines. The Industrial Revolution secret soon left England because a young man named Samuel Slater, who stole the technology by remembering the plans
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