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| A Brief Overview of the Industrial Revolution. A great site that will give you the big picture of the Industrial Revolution. | |
| The Cotton Times: Understanding the Industrial Revolution. A treasure trove on information on the Industrial Revolution, including maps, a timeline, inventions and inventors. | |
| Industrial Revolution Brief narrative outlining areas of chage due to the far reaching effects of industrialization. | |
| The Industrial Revolution (1700 - Present). Short, concise paragraphs on the development and impact of inventions such as the steam engine, steam locomotive, steam boat, textile machinery, steel, the telegraph, electricity, standardization of parts, the automoble. A good beginning point for names and dates, that will provide leads for further research. | |
| The Infoplease Encyclopedia Article on the Industrial Revolution | |
| The Internet Modern History Sourcebook of the Industrial Revolution | |
| Industrial Revolution ---Hundreds of links to the Industrial Revolution in Europe and America (Sometimes this link times out, but you can always return to it from this page). | |
Inventor
of the Week Search this weekly archive for inventors of the
industrial revolution |
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| The Industrial Revolution in the United States | |
| The Industrial Revolution in the United States. This site has many links on the history of the Industrial Revolution. You will need to assess carefully each site - some are better than others. | |
| Water Power and the Industrial Revolution. A short discussion of the importance of harnessing the power of water to run the machines of the Industrial Revolution. | |
| Eli Whitney. A biography of the inventor and a discussion of his impact on US history. | |
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| Inventions and Inventors in the Industrial Revolution (Opens in a separate page) | |
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| Impact of the Industrial Revolution on Society | |
| Life in the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain. A look at life in the textile mills, and first-person testimony from children, women and men who worked in the mills. From Spartacus Educational (Great Britain). | |
| Women in the Early Industrial Revolution, England and Wales. A brief overview of the impact of the Industrial Revolution on the lives of women. Includes primary source documents. | |
| Women and Children of The Industrial Revolution | |
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| Primary Source Materials - The Industrial Revolution | |
| The Industrial Revolution in Europe | |
| The Industrial Revolution in the United States | |
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| Revolution - Art & Literature | |
| Steam Engines and Rabbit Holes Connections between the Industrial Revolution & literature of the time | |
| Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle"Sparknotes and full text of the novel available | |
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| Modern World History Textbook References --Industrial Revolution | |
| Modern World History Textbook References --Life in the Industrial Age | |
| Gale Student Resource Center --Link to chapters of books, magazine and newspaper articles and more.If you are using this resource form home click here, and then go to CHHS online databases and click on the Gale Student Resource Center.. | |
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