Surf these sites: A Short History of Machine Tools -- Suggests that Britian and America were chiefly responsible for the Industrial Revolution. A Trip To The Past -- A detailed history of the revolution. Child Labour in the 19th Century -- Categories include: Factory Reformers, Supporters of Child Labour, Life in the Factory, The Factory Workers, Tactics and Issues, and The Factory Acts Encyclopedia.com - Results for 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. Historically, it is used to refer primarily to the period in British history from c.1750 to c.1850." Industrial Revolution -- A slideshow presentation on the Industrial Revolution, including a look at inventions, labor laws, and socialism. Industrial Revolution -- A comprehensive entry on the Industrial Revolution frpom the Internet Modern History Sourcebook. Industrial Revolution- Texts and Archives -- From Hanover comes a collection of texts, archives, and links about this period in technological development. Kew Bridge Steam Museum -- Museum houses a collection of giant pumping engines in a Victorian waterworks on the Thames. The engines include the largest running beam engine in the world and are in steam every weekend and bank holiday. Also features the Water for Life gallery, a display of the history of water supply. Web site describes the major exhibits and provides visitor information. Lectures on The Industrial Revolution in England -- by Arnold Toynbee 1884 Leeds Woollen Workers Petition -- From the Modern History Sourcebook: Leeds Woollen Workers Petition, 1786. Samuel Slater -- It was in this mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island that Samuel Slater began the American Industrial Revolution with the construction of the first successful textile mill in 1793: Steam Engine Library -- A collection of historical documents relating to the steam engine. The Industrial Revolution -- A brief history of what happened during this time period. The Industrial Revolution -- Professor Gerhard Rempel, Department of History, Western New England College introduces the Industrial Revolution. The Threads of Change -- From the Eastern-Tennessee University come notes on much of the revolutionary machinery employed during the so-called Industrial Revolution. Workers in 19th-century Britain -- Contains the reprinted work of "Readings in European History Since 1814," which describes the parliamentary investigation of conditions in the textile factories by Michael Sadler in 1832. The immediate effect of the investigation and the report resulted in the passage of the Act of 1833 limiting hours of employment for women and children in textile work.
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