Matthew Neal, Caroline Ankoma-Sey and Kanchana Raja's project.

1. The Industrial Revolution was a
primarily positive force in human
history because it helped mitigate social
inequalities, fostered economic growth,
and provided an environment for
innovation
By Kanchana Raja, Caroline Ankoma-Sey, and Matthew Neal

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The Industrial Revolution helped mitigate
social inequalities
weakened titled nobility
 middle class with high standard of living
 rights of the lower classes
 role of women expanded
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Businessmen, manufacturers, bankers achieve
status/wealth of aristocrats
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Political parties
Importance of landownership decreases

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Businessmen, engineers, teachers, scientists
Lower middle class
Liberal -> social reform
Reform Bill of 1832 - suffrage
www.reformer802.com

5. www.nps.gov/edis/
techimpact.htm
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70% manual workers
www.iww.org
“Friendly societies
1824 trade unions legalized
 Violent strikes: ex. 1877 eastern railroad strike in US
1867 reform act – suffrage for factory workers and small farm
owners
Politicians legislate in favor of urban workers

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“Moral centers of family”
Refuge for husbands against capitalist world
Teaching, nursing, clerical professions
Lower middle class jobs: ex. secretary
Participate in strikes
en.wikipedia.org
www.academickids.com

9. Hargreaves’ spinning jenny

16. http://www. kids. britannica.com

17. http://www.industrialrevolutionresearch.com

18. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution

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Strayer
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http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/lesson7.html
http://www.irthebest.com/industry_Industrial_life.html
http://www.history.com/topics/industrial-revolution
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Spinning_jenny.jpg
http://www.democratic-republicans.us/images/London-Bank-of-England-Royal-Exchange.jpg
http://gailtheactuary.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/wrigley_annual-energy-consumption-per-head1561-to-1870.png
http://www.digitaltonto.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Maddison_GDP_per_capita_15001950.png
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SBr3STNZqAc/TDXXi1oUsYI/AAAAAAAAAUE/7U2PZd_mtIE/s1600
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http://www.clemson.edu/caah/history/FacultyPages/PamMack/lec122sts/englandir.jpg
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/fileadmin/historyLearningSite/canals1.gif
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/Graph_rel_share_world_manuf_1750_1900
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http://www. kids. britannica.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution
http://www.industrialrevolutionresearch.com