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The Industrial Revolution basically defines the period when there was a change in social and economic organization resulting from the replacement of hand tools by machine and power tools. This development of large scale industrial production took place in England starting at about 1760. The word ‘Revolution’ in this case should not be taken as a sudden change that took place. The Industrial Revolution is more of an economic process that took place over time. However the Industrial Revolution changed the face of the world forever.

First it changed the face of England. Areas that for centuries had been cultivated as open fields or had lain untended as common pasture, were hedged and fenced. Chimney stacks from factories began to dot the horizon. Roads were built and made stronger, straighter and wider. In the north great railways were laid down to give way to the new locomotives. Steamboats began to float the narrow seas. Changes in society mirrored the changes in the landscape. The number of people increased. The growth of the population shifted new communities to the North and the Midlands. Immigrants poured in from Scotland and Ireland. People born and raised in the traditional countryside came to live crowded together as units in the labor force of factories. The work they did became specialized and new skills needed to be learned. New sources of raw materials began to be exploited. The currency became gold based and banking systems came into being. The government took a smaller role while the individual and the voluntary association played a more active part in the affairs of the country. Progress became the key word for the new era. “In short, between 1750 and 1850 the long term rate of growth of the British economy became historically unique and internationally remarkable,” (O’Brien and Quinalt, 1993: 2).

Before the Industrial Revolution most people made their living by working on the land...

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