Industrial Revolution

Read how transportation, industry, and electrification transformed the Nation.

Read about and look at pictures of children working.

Children worked in factories that had polluted air, excessive noise, and dangerous working conditions.

The Industrial Revolution had an important impact on Europe and early America.

Learn about the birthplace of the industrial revolution, innovation and industrialization, communication and banking in the industrial revolution.

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See a list of all the inventions created during the industrial revolution.

Learn about the causes and effects of the industrial revolution and the working and living conditions.

Many inventions were created during the industrial revolution. Click here to learn about them.