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What Were Some of the Causes and Effects of Both the Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions in Great Britain?
Industrial Revolution, term usually applied to the social and economic changes that mark the transition from a stable agricultural and commercial society to a modern industrial society relying on complex machinery rather than tools. ... (*Webster’s Deluxe Internet Encyclopaedia)
The Industrial Revolution was a time of remarkable change, from hand tools and handmade items, to products, which were mass-produced by machines. ... Life generally improved, but the industrial revolution also proved harmful. ... The industrial revolution was a time for change. ... The key development of the Industrial Revolution was the use of steam for power, and the significantly enhanced steam engine invented in 1769 by the late James Watt marked the high point in this development. Cotton textiles were the foremost industry early in the Industrial Revolution. ...
Factories and industrial towns soon sprang up. ... Chemical and mechanical innovations played an important part in the vast changes of the industrial revolution.
The Industrial Revolution didn’t end in the mid-1800s. ... Nonetheless, by 1850 the transformation fashioned by the revolution was consummate, in that commerce had become a leading factor in the world’s development and therefore, existence. ... As railways were a vital component of the Industrial Revolution, the work of the navvies may possibly also have been considered essential. ...
Canals were needed for the Industrial Revolution, which was creating profound amounts of produce, which had to be transported. ...
The growth of the Industrial Revolution needed a good transport system so, in 1663, Parliament passed what was known as the Turnpike Act. ...
Agricultural Revolution transformations are seen as crucial in supporting a rapidly expanding non-agricultural labour force and rising population. ... Consequently, a major innovation during the Agricultural Revolution was the introduction of new fodder crops with nitrogen-fixing properties, which reduced the need for the fallow period.
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