the transformation from an agricultural to an industrial nation
A time in history when there was a change from homemade good to factory-made goods.
The era in which machine power replaced human and animal power in the production process, generally said to have first begun on a large scale in England during the 1600s.
a widespread change in industrial methods towards production by machine and away from manual labour which began in England in the late 18th and early 19th centuries
The rapid growth of manufacturing industry in the 19th. Century
Major change in the economy and society of humans brought on by the use of machines and the efficient production of goods. This period in human history began in England in the late 18th century.
Use of new sources of energy from fossil fuels and later from nuclear fuels, and use of new technologies, to grow food and manufacture products. Compare agricultural revolution, environmental revolution, hunter-gatherers, information and globalization revolution.
nineteenth century economic developmental period based on industrial production which caused revolutionary changes in society.
a period of industrial and social change that began in Europe in the late 18th and early 19th centuries and later spread to other regions of the world. The revolution was accelerated in the U.S. where it took hold in the 1870s. Many new cities were founded and the building of factories for turning raw materials into manufactured goods gave these centres an industrial focus. Between 1870 and 1914, the U.S. experienced unprecedented immigration from Europe, providing new labour for the factories. Cities were linked by a new network of railways. This period lay the foundation for urbanization, a trend that continues in the U.S. today.
the growth and development of manufacturing industry and the factory system which began in the UK in the eighteenth century.
The historical transformation (in Europe, after 1750) of-"traditional" into "modern" societies through industrialization of the economy.
the time, roughly between the 1700s and mid 1800s, when the hand crafting economy changed to a machine manufacturing economy.
a major change in the methods of production of goods
the movement of different countries from a society based largely on agriculture to one based more upon the mechanized production of manufactured goods
A major change in goods production that began in England in the mid-eighteenth century and was characterized by a shift to the factory system, mass production, and specialization of labour.
A time around 200 years ago when many factories were built and powered using coal.
The change in social and economic organization resulting from the replacement of hand tools by machines and power tools and the development of large-scale industrial production (in England about 1760 and later in other countries)
a time period where techniques and new machinery were developed to turn out products in larger quantities.
The Industrial Revolution began in the early 1800's and heralded the birth of the "modern times." After the Industrial Revolution, work that was done by hand was accomplished through the use of machines. It brought on the advent of the steam engine, cotton gin, sewing machine, paper, telegraph, and railroad and it saw the beginnings of many of our present industries. While it occurred in the North, the effects of the Industrial Revolution have affected the entire world. Cars, planes, many objects made of metal, telephones, televisions and many other products are the result of this "revolution."
Advances in science and technology that have given us power to understand and change our world.
changes that began in the early 1800s and heralded the birth of the "modern times". Work that was formerly done by hand could now be done by machines. it was the era of the steam engine, cotton gin, sewing machine, paper, telegraph and railroad, and the beginnings of many of our present industries.
rapid development of industry in the early 19th century through the introduction of machines – as work became concentrated in factories, industrial towns grew around them
The emergence of the factory system of production, in which workers were brought together in one plant and supplied with tools, machines, and materials with which they worked in return for wages. The Industrial Revolution was spearheaded by rapid changes in the manufacture of textiles, particularly in England about 1770 and 1830. More broadly, the term applies to continuing structural economic change in the world economy.
a major change in the economy during the 1700s that resulted from the increased use of energy for new power-driven machinery.
The change in social and economic organization that resulted from the replacement of hand craftsmanship by machines and the development of mass production from the late eighteenth century to the middle of the nineteenth century.
historical period, lasting throughout most of the 1800s, when the economy of the United States and many European nations shifted from an agricultural to a manufacturing base
The development of industry through the use of machines, which took place in Britain in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
a series of social, political, and economic changes within the British economy between 1750 and 1850 that transformed the forces of production; the influences of these changes spread throughout parts of the world and were seen in the US with the growth of the steel industry, engineering, and increased electricity consumption.
Occurred in the late eighteenth and first half of the nineteenth centuries in Europe and North America when new machinery and the use of fossil fuels to generate energy led to the start of modern industry.
a term used to describe the burst of major inventions and technical changes they had witnessed in certain industries. (p. 727)
The rapid growth of industry which started in the late 18th century and was made possible by the harnessing of energy from fossil fuels such as coal.
Series of changes in economy of Western Europe between 1740 and 20th century; stimulated by rapid population growth, increase in agricultural productivity, commercial revolution of 17th century, and development of new means of transportation; in essence involved technological change and the application of machines to the process of production. (p. 704)
A period in England’s history that marked the widespread use of factories for manufacturing and mass production.
The Industrial Revolution was a major shift of technological, socioeconomic, and cultural conditions in the 18th century that began in Britain and spread throughout the world. During that time, an economy based on manual labour was replaced by one dominated by industry and the manufacture of machinery. It began with the mechanisation of the textile industries, the development of iron-making techniques and the increased use of refined coal.