Updated February 5, 2018
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Gale Virtual Books
WebPath Express
World Book Advanced
World History in Context
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution – BBC Bitesize
- overview of various topics (agricultural, textiles, transportation, steam)
Industrial Revolution: the first phase
- info on textile, steam engine, canals
- general info and overview info on specific topic
Child Labor in Factories During the Industrial Revolution
Child Labour during the Industrial Revolution – Spartacus Educational
Women Miners in the English Coal Pits
Victorians – BBC
Why the industrial revolution happened here? – 60 minute video from BBC
What the industrial revolution did for us? – series of short summaries of various topics related to the industrial revolution
Agricultural Inventions
Banking System
- scroll down to “Financial situations”
Mass Production
Industrial Revolution – scroll down to “Production”
Industrial Revolution – scroll down to “Effects”
Steam Engine
- info on steam engine and Spinning Jenny
- has timeline on industrial revolution inventors
Steam Engine History – explanation with diagrams
Communication
Bell and the Invention of the Telephone
Textile
Brief History of the Cotton Industry
- overview of textile industry
Spinning Mule – Samuel Crompton
Water Frame – Sir Richard Arkwright
Transportation
Development of Canals in Britain
Roads, Canals and Railways – The Transport revolution
Industrial Revolution & Economy
Industrial RevolutionBritish Industrial Revolution in Global PerspectiveEconomy of France at time of Industrial Revolution – scroll down to this section