Introduction

Chapter 9 talks about the Industrial Revolution, a period of time which refers to the greatly increased output of machine-made goods that began in England during the 18th century. Before the Industrial Revolution, people wove textiles by hand. Beginning in the middle 1700s, machines did this and other jobs as well. The Industrial Revolution started in England and soon spread to Continental Europe and North America. In this chapter I hope to get a better understanding of how a revolution affects different people all over the world.