when did the industrial revolution start in america Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/when-did-the-industrial-revolution-start-in-america Mon, 05 Dec 2016 22:40:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION 1760-1848 http://toursmaps.com/industrial-revolution-1760-1848.html http://toursmaps.com/industrial-revolution-1760-1848.html#respond Fri, 13 Jan 2017 19:05:00 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=228304 INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION (1760-1848) With the invention of the steam engine, spinning mill, and Spinning Jenny (cotton spinning machine) in the 18th century, the Industrial Revolution was off to a running start. From 1800 to 1850 it spread rapidly throughout Europe, bringing with it urbanization and greater life expectancy. Factories, especially for textiles and iron, were the Industrial Age’s most visible symbol, but the period also saw heightened international trade and the birth of socialist ideology (St. Simon, Marx, and Engels). Heightened urbanization provided mobility for the peasant class, although conditions in slums remained deplorable. Industrial changes were harbingers of other

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