USA HISTORY

LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861

THE TRANSPORTATION REVOLUTION TURNPIKES TO STEAMBOATS TO RAILROADS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Match the definition to the term:This period of rapid growth introducedmachines in manufacturing and production.
A
The Civil War
B
The Industrial Revolution
C
The Great Compromise
D
The Enlightenment
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Industrial Revolution was a period of scientific and technological development in the 18th century that transformed largely rural, agrarian societies-especially in Europe and North America-into industrialized, urban ones.

Detailed explanation-2: -So the first one-the one with steam power-that was the first industrial revolution. It was followed by the age of science and mass production, and then the digital revolution. We’re now at the beginning of the next phase of dramatic technological expansion and social change-the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Industrial Revolution was the transition from creating goods by hand to using machines. Its start and end are widely debated by scholars, but the period generally spanned from about 1760 to 1840.

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