Read the full text of the short story "The Gray Mills of Farley" about a textile mill at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a review of famous inventors and people of the Second Industrial Revolution. Activotes questions are included. There is a citation for a United Streaming video clip at the end that could be...

Summarizes the capitalist conditions, brought on by the Industrial Revolution, that led to the fostering of the socialist ideas espoused by Karl Marx, and to the writing of The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Frederick Engels.

Information about the period in United States history between the Civil War and World War I. The United States was transformed from a rural republic to an urban state.

Discusses a variety of topics concerning the time period of 1776-1861, including Pennsylvania in the revolution, founding a commonwealth, founding a nation, population and immigration, political developments, industry, transportation,...

This speech outlines the nature of the communications revolution, establishes a framework for the most important challenges that must be addressed and proposes an Agenda for Action for individuals and groups to take advantage of the...

This site from the Library of Congress provides information on Stalin's domestic policy of rapid industrialization and the collectivization of agriculture for the purpose of erasing all traces of capitalism that results in a totally...

A learning module that begins with the 1905 article "Shoe Factory Horror" by The Taney County Republican, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or...

Provides a summary and detailed facts about Henry Bessemer who invents a process in 1855 to create steel from iron.

Mary Harris, better known as "Mother Jones," was an activist for the reform of laber laws. Read about her long life, which she dedicated to the working class and labor movement.

Brief biography of Sir Henry Bessemer.

The plight of the working poor is not a new one. Read about the problems faced by unskilled workers in the mid-1800s.

This site includes background information on how James Hargreaves got his inspiration for his invention of the "Spinning Jenny." Also discusses the machine's usefulness and controversy.

Pictures and text describing the conditions and what it was like working in the Rhode Island mill villages.

This site from Victorian Context is an article that talks about the politics of reform in England. It gives information about how these politics effected the influence on the Victorian Literature. It is an informative article that goes...

A general history of the founding of Providence, (Rhode Island) and the other three towns that together formed Providence Plantation.

A history of the Bridgewater Canal built in 1760 and which was "the forerunner of all modern canals". The canal connected coal mines found in Worsley with Manchester England. By clicking on the names you will get biographical details.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart includes some brief questions for geography and history teachers about the Iron Bridge in Shropshire, UK and could act as a starting point or for revision of the topic.

Read interesting facts about Cyrus McCormick, inventor of the mechanical horse-drawn reaper 1n 1831.

This site presents pictures of the architecture of different mills located in the northeastern part of the United States.

Delves into the history of child labor, the causes, and child labor laws.

Ironbridge is known throughout the world as the symbol of the Industrial Revolution. It contains all the elements of progress that contributed to the rapid development of this industrial region in the 18th century, from the mines...

Much of the landscape of Cornwall and West Devon was transformed in the 18th and early 19th centuries as a result of the rapid growth of pioneering copper and tin mining. Its deep underground mines, engine houses, foundries, new towns,...

A brief description of how labor unions emerged from the Industrial Revolution.