Causes of the Industrial Revolution (or before it happened): lots of coal available, stable government in England, a time of peace within England, experiments with early steam technology, capitalist economy in England, most goods made at home, most goods made by hand, workers need to be more skilled to make items, more people lived in the countryside, people did not have many possessions, skilled craftspeople made clothing, furniture, etc., most people were farmers & grew their own food, the world was pretty slow, could only travel by foot, horseback or boat, most people did not travel very far, it was dark: few sources of artificial light, Effects of the Industrial Revolution (or after it started): mass production of goods, things made cheaper & faster, goods made in factories by machines, workers don't need to be as skilled, farms close since they can't compete with mechanized agriculture, working conditions in factories get worse, fossil fuels start to damage the environment, larger working class of factory workers, more people move to cities, living conditions for workers get more cramped & unsanitary, cars, planes, cell phones become available, the steam engine powered trains, ships & factories, travel was faster, more sources of artificial light like the light bulb, power looms made clothing/textiles, slower, skilled craftspeople could not compete,

Causes & Effects of the Industrial Revolution

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