Industrial_Revolution

"The Industrial Revolution began in England in the eighteneeth century and quickly spread across Europe and North America. New technology and inventions transformed an agricultural and commercial way of life into a modern industrial society. Changes brought about by the Industrial Revolution revolutionized families and lifestyles as the factory system drew workers away from the rural family economy to urban areas." [|TeacherLink]

[|The Workingman’s Ten Commandments] (heavy on tone) [|Child Labour in Cotton Factories, 1807] [|The Workers Anvil](persuasive song, see attached lyrics pdf!) [|The Barnsley Manifesto] - June 1838 [|Shaftesbury's Speech to amend the Ten Hour Bill]:1844 [|Factory Labour and Physical Deformaties] [|A Wise Factory Owner] [|Primary Sources from Fordham University]
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[|History Teacher.NET -] Wonderful resource! I would love to get my graphic design hands on the page but the links are amazing!
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Industrial Revolution Invention Project Wiki
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