The industrial revolution
What Changed – Industrially and Economically: • The invention of steam power, which replaced horses and water, was used to power factories and transport and allowed for deeper mining. • The improvement of iron making techniques allowing for vastly higher production levels and better material. • The textile industry was transformed by new machines – such as the Spinning Jenny - and factories, again allowing for much higher production at a lower cost. • Better machine tools allowed for...
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