The Industdial Revolution was the evolution to new manufacturing process which tookt place from the 18th to 19th centuries. This time period was a time where agrian societies in America and Europe became industrial. Antecedent to the Industrial Revolution which commenced in Britian in late 1700s production was mostly done is people's homes utilizing basic machines. Industrialization marked a switch to powered mass production factories. The development of the steam engine and textitile industries were very important because they improved systems if transportation and banking.
The Industrial Revolution was revolutionary in Britian because of the transportation. Before the upgrade of the steam engines raw materials and finished goods were distributed by boats or wagons pulled by horses. After Richard Trevithick constructed the first railway steam locomotive and john Macadam developed new techniques for rail road construction steam powered trains pulled carriages and moved goods. This made it easier for factory owners to send goods to places that couldn't be traveled to . Steam powered boats were helpful because they enabled faster shipping. This was revolutionary because the people came from having to ship items in wagons or boats but when then upgraded to steam powered boats and trains which helped them get to places faster and easier.
Another reason why the Industrial Revolution was revolutionary is because of the textiles industry. Before the factories textiles were created mainly in people's homes. Merchants provided raw materials and equipment . In 1700s series of inventoons were made that required humans to use less energy. James Hargreaves inveted the spinning engine called spinning jenny. This machines produced lots of threads faster concurrently. Another inventor had improved this wheel and named it spinning mule. The power loom was also a innovation in textiles which weaved cloth. Textile Revolution was revolutionary because before merchants where creating products from raw materials in thier homes but now that the machines were invented, they didn't need to produce anymore.
This is a picture of the spinning jenny
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~norway/SpinningWheels.html
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