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New Farming Techniques Enclosure Acts Larger farms less peasants needed to work
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Great Britain Capital needed to build factories –Slave Trade of the 1600-1700’s
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Great Britain Natural ResourcesNatural Resources –Coal –Timber –Iron Ore It was coal that powered all Steam engines and allowed for the making of steel
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Early Technologies James Watt – Steam Engine
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Early Technologies Eli Whitney – Cotton Gin Initially, the Gin allowed for larger farms/plantations and slavery was increased, however, eventually, other machinery lessened the need of slaves/serfs in Americas/EuropeInitially, the Gin allowed for larger farms/plantations and slavery was increased, however, eventually, other machinery lessened the need of slaves/serfs in Americas/Europe
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Early Technologies Interchangeable Parts Henry Ford - Assembly Line
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Transportation Steam LocomotiveSteam Locomotive –George Stephenson
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Transportation Steam LocomotiveSteam Locomotive CanalsCanals http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2009/10/a-hundred-miles- on-the-erie-canal/7656/
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Early Technologies First Factories in Europe and United States were Textiles Mills
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Factories and Mines Factories -Excessive hours (12 hour days) -Injury common
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Factories and Mines Mines were excessively dangerous -Black Lung disease -Cave-ins -High rate of accident and death
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Social Darwinism Theory that says The Strong Shall Survive Initially used to justify ownership of factories…later, used for racism Charles Darwin never said it... Did not believe it… THEORY OF EVOLUTION But, his THEORY OF EVOLUTION was used as foundation for social theory Social Effects of Industrial Revolution
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