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Spinning the Web: The Story of the Cotton Industry
A complete look at the history of the cotton industry in England. Navigate the site by clicking on topics at the top of the page. You can also find a list of museums on the left side of the page. Clicking on the museum will take you to...
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Industrialization in America
A comprehensive overview of what led to the emergence of and the effects of both Industrial Revolutions in the United States.
Bowling Green State University
United States History: Industrialization, Urbanization, and Immigration
These are study notes for key points when learning about the industrialization of America during the Gilded Age. Looks at causes and consequences of the First and Second Industrial Revolutions, the impact of rapid urbanization, and the...
Open Door Team
Open Door Web Site: Brief History of the Cotton Industry
General history overview of the development of the Cotton Industry. Read here to learn about the history and growth of the Cotton Industry.
History Teacher
Historyteacher.net: Early Industrialization & Economic Growth: Quiz (1)
This 10-question multiple choice quiz is immediately scored and covers the industrial revolution.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Spread of Industrialization
This website from the Fordham University presents industrial data of the leading countries involved in the Industrial Revolution. Provides population statistics, illiteracy, railway expansion, and mineral output.
Scholastic
Scholastic History Mystery: Industrial Revolution: The Luddites
Students try to guess the mystery subject Carlotta Facts, the History Mystery Museum's professor, is studying. They read the clues, do some online and offline research, and then attempt to identify the game's mystery prople, the Luddites.
University of Houston
University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: American Industrial Revolution
Aimed at middle school teachers and students, this resource contains lists of labor links. It includes a brief history of strikes, the Knights of Labor and the AFL.
National Archives (UK)
National Archives: Victorian Britain: Industrial Nation
Mining in England early in the Industrial Revolution was very dangerous. Source 4 presents clippings from Lord Ashley's report illustrating the conditions of working in mines and factories in the early-mid nineteenth century England....
Science Museum, London
Science Museum: Making the Modern World: Textiles: Domestic v Factory Production
Twelve-part learning module uses text-based overviews and rich media cut-away scenes to explain the role of the textile industry in driving the Industrial Revolution forward in Britain.
Other
Revolutionary Players
Welcome to the website of Revolutionary Players, focusing on the history of the Industrial Revolution in the West Midlands in Britain between the years 1700 and 1830. This website features text --and images from museums, archives end...
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Hillsborough Community College: The Rise of Unions and Labor Activism [Pdf]
Lengthy article on the Second Industrial Revolution in the United States. Looks at the growth of businesses into corporations with large workforces and manufacturing facilities, and the labor issues and organizations that arose as...
Library of Congress
Loc: American Time Capsule: Three Centuries of Broadsides and Other Printed Ephemera
This collection provides a unique view of American History using items such as posters, business cards, flyers, catalogs, advertisements and leaflets. These items capture experiences from important turning points such as the American...
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James Hargreaves
The life and work of James Hargreaves, the inventor of the spinning jenny that revolutionized the English textile industry and brought on the Industrial Revolution.
University of Houston
University of Houston: An American Industrial Revolution Unit: Rise of Labor
Pupils learn about the history of the labor movement in Industrial America, including some of the major unions that emerged and the most well-known strikes. Next, they make connections to the role of unions today. They then work in...
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Primo History: Geographic Background and Concepts: Industrial Revolution [Pdf]
Geography played an important role in shaping patterns of early industrialization. Industrialization, in turn, played a major role in reshaping the geography of those regions in which it occurred.
Read Works
Read Works: The British Empire Queen Victoria and Industrialization
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about British industrialization under the rule of Queen Victoria. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Washington State University
Washington State University: Introduction to 19th Century Socialism
This article discusses the origin of 19th-century socialism. Discusses the Enlightenment, Industrial Revolution, social classes, Karl Marx and labor unions. An in-depth article.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Industrial Growth
By 1860, when Abraham Lincoln was elected president, 16 percent of the population lived in urban areas and a third of the nation's income came from manufacturing. Funds were flowing into large-scale industrial development and into...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "The Life of a u.s. Industrial Worker" by Bird Brain History
A learning module that begins with "The Life of a U.S. Industrial Worker" accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...
OpenStax
Open Stax: On the Move: The Transportation Revolution
By reading this section of a chapter on "Industrial Transformation in the North", students will learn about the development of improved methods of nineteenth-century domestic transportation and identify the ways in which roads, canals,...
Other
Samuel Slater: Father of the American Industrial Revolution: Child Labor
Facts about the percentage of children in the mills and their pay. Discussion of why child labor was accepted. Links to other sites and to information on Samuel Slater.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: West River 1776 1896: Study of Early Industry
Presents detailed information on the development of industry in Westville, Connecticut 1776-1896. Discusses where and why development happened. Includes lesson plans, but slides referred to are not provided.
Open Door Team
Open Door Web Site: The Agricultural Revolution
Teacher-contributed content on topics related to the agricultural revolution, such as four-field crop rotation, the seed drill, selective breeding of livestock, and the impact on the Industrial Revolution.