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=The Industrial Revolution=

A is for America. The industrial Revolution in America lasted from 1820-1870 and had great impact on the US economy. The Revolution was caused by the development of machines and factories to mass-produce items and goods. This caused a decrease in ranches and farms as America became less dependant on them for their goods.

B is for Britain. The British Industrial Revolution lasted from 1733-1750 and marked the worlds first Industrial Revolution. The Revolution started with the first cotton mill in 1733. Britain benefits greatly from this and begins an Industrial Revolution. C is for Child Labor.In the Industrial Revolution, kids as little as six years worked long, hard hours for little or no pay at all. The children were often injured or even killed by accidents in the factories.

D is for Division of labor. The Division of Labor is one of the hallmarks of capatilism. An example of Division of Labor is in Ford Automobiles assembley line. Also people moved up in ranks in factories, i.e. from working in the assembly line, to being a supervisor. E is for Effects on the society. Effects on society include the growth of capatilism and technological improvement. People also move away from rural areas, ranches, and farms to live in the growing luxury of city life. F is for Food. The Industrial Revolution food quality and quantity increased as more railroads expanded throughout the country. Meat was of better quality, milk shipped to towns, instead of being milked from the town's cattle. Pasteurization also kept foods from spoiling and making people sick. G is for Growth. The transition from an agriculture to an industrial economy resulted in growth in the economy. Another factor in growth is the transition from hand-made to machine-made products. H is for Health. There were still many sicknesses and diseases in the time of the Industrial Revolution. The main cause of these health issues arose simply from horrid working conditions, incredibly long hours of labor, bad diets, overcrowded slum housing and poor sanitary procedures. I is for Inventions. We all know that one of the major components of an Industrial Revolution is inventions. Many inventions were invented in America in the 19th and 20th centuries. Many things we use today in everyday situations were invented in the Industrial Revolution. J is for Journals. Journals, or newspapers, became more abundant in the industrial revolution. There were more presses and more publishers. A census in 1850 said there was 2,526 different titles in the U.S. and another census in 1880 revealed over 11,000 titles. K is for Kids. Life proved to be tough for the kids in the Industrial Revolution. Many starved from lack of food and became sick due to poor sanitation. Some kids as young as 6 worked in factories for little or no pay. L is for Living Conditions. By now, you should know that the overall living conditions in the Industrial Revolution were not as good as ours is today. People did not take good care of themselves, medicines were not very advanced, and food supply still was not extremely prosperous. Simply put, the living conditions were bad. M is for the Machine Gun. Dr. Richard Gatling invented the world's first machine gun in 1861. It was composed of multiple barrels and fired when the operator turned the crank by hand. It was used in the American Civil War to a certain degree, but was used extensively in the Spanish-American War in 1898. N is for Nikola Tesla. Nikola Tesla was a famous inventor during the Industrial Revolution. He was born a Siberian but moved to America. Tesla is credited with fluorescent lighting, the AC electrical power system, the radio, and the Tesla Coil, which is used in many modern items such as the radio and TV. O is for Orville and Wilbur Wright. The Wright Brothers invented the world's first airplane in 1903. They faced much trial and error in trying to make this flying machine. In December of 1903 in Kitty Hawk, NC, the Wright brothers had their first successful flight, which lasted 12 seconds. P is for the Phonograph. The phonograph was a sound recording machine invented by Thomas Edison in 1877. He made the contraption by mistake, as he tried to improve the telegraph. The phonograph was marketed by th Edison Speaking Phonograph Company in 1878 as a device to record and play music, or to tell the time, or creating messages and letters. Q is for the Quartz Clock. In 1880, Pierre and Jacques Curie discovered the piezoelectric effect. This effect applies to some crystals, which can emit electrical impulses. Quartz was used for a battery to power these clocks.

R is for the Railroads. Railroads supplied the raw materials needed by factories. The railroad also brought the goods to markets and town. In many ways, the railroad was the reason for the industrial revolution to even occur. S is for Steam Power. Inventor, James Watt created the first steam engine. Mills, factories and machines were all beginning to be powered by steam. For the most part, the Industrial Revolution was powered by steam. T is for Thomas Edison. Edison is by far one of the most known inventors in the world. He created the incandescant light bulb, which is the first light bulb. He also created many of the inventions we use today in everyday life. U is for Urbanization. A major cause of the American Industrial Revolution is urbanization. Urbanization is the process of many people leaving farms and ranches to live and work in cities. Urbanization is one of the main components to end the period of the Old West. V is for Vehicles. One of the major innovations during the industrial revolution is vehicles. Before the industrial revolution, people traveled by foot or on horseback. Vehicles changed all that. People now traveled greater distances with less effort withe inventions like trains and automobiles. W is for Whitney. Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, a device that made it easier to remove cotton from the seeds. Mr. Whitney also invented interchangeable parts for muskets. this helped a lot during the American Civil War. X is for Small Pox. The small pox plague killed many Americans in the Industrial Revolution. This deadly virus is caused by the Variola Virus. The first known vaccine was invented in 1796 by Edward Jenner. Y is for the number of Years that the Industrial Revolution lasted. The American Industrial Revolution lasted from about 1730 to 1920. Thats close to two hundred years. America has changed drastically from those 200 years. Z is for Zenith. The zenith of the American Industrial Revolution was, in my opinion, the railroad. Without the railroad, the Industrial Revolution would have trouble taking off. The railroads supplied the factories, which are the major part of the revolution. And for the most part, cities and ranches also got the goods coming from factories, through the railroad system. Railroads are still the largest factor in the freight industry. Most of the products we have were on a train at one point. Without the railroad, America would be a lot different than it is now.