WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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The industrialrevolution helped bring an end to slavery in America.
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The industrial revolution first began in France.
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The first industry to use machines and factories was textiles.
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By the end of the industrial revolution, most factories were powered by rivers.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The textile industry was the first to use modern production methods, and textiles became the dominant industry in terms of employment, value of output, and capital invested. The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain, and many of the technological and architectural innovations were of British origin.
Detailed explanation-2: -The steam engine helped to power the Industrial Revolution. Before steam power, most factories and mills were powered by water, wind, horse, or man. Water was a good source of power, but factories had to be located near a river.
Detailed explanation-3: -The term “Industrial Revolution” was first used by the French writers. But it was popularised by the English economic historians to denote Britain’s economic developments that took place between 1760 to 1840.