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Classroom Resources
Tracey Drahos
Chapter 7
The Industrial Revolution Begins (1750–1850)
Main Idea
The Industrial Revolution was the shift of production from simple hand tools to complex machines and from human and animal power to steam power. This transformation began in Britain in the mid-1700s and gradually spread across the world. It marked a major turning point in history, forever changing the lives of people across the globe.
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