HISTORY
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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People began traveling to other states for vacation boosting Americas tourism industry
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The price of cotton doubled, resulting in the crop to be called ‘white gold’
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Britain and other world powers feared how quickly we could move our army during war time
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The price people paid for goods decreased
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Industrial Revolution shifted from an agrarian economy to a manufacturing economy where products were no longer made solely by hand but by machines. This led to increased production and efficiency, lower prices, more goods, improved wages, and migration from rural areas to urban areas.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Industrial Revolution was a period of major changes in the way products are made. It took place more than 200 years ago and greatly affected the way people lived as well as the way they worked. In earlier days, people made products by hand. They worked mostly in their own homes or in small workshops.
Detailed explanation-3: -The expansion of internal American trade greatly increased with the adoption of canals, steamboats, and railroads. These collective advances in technology became known as the Transportation Revolution.