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Mind Map by Shane Buckley, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Shane Buckley
almost 11 years ago
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The Industrial Revolution
- Before the Industrial Revolution
- 90% of people lived in coutryside
- 90% of people lived in coutryside
- Steam engine
- Powered by coal and water
- Used for pumping water out of coal mines
- James Watt
- Born in Scotland
- Sick when he was young
- worked in his father's
engineering shop
- worked in his father's
engineering shop
- Born in Scotland
- 1782
- Powered by coal and water
- Transport
- Steam Ships
- replaced sailing ships in 1780s
- were twice as fast
- replaced sailing ships in 1780s
- Roads
- john MacAdam
- john MacAdam
- Railroads
- George Stephenson
- Rocket
- Rocket
- George Stephenson
- Steam Ships
- Life during The IR
- more than 50% of people lived in towns
- they lived in overcrowded slums
- children did not go to school
- kids over 5 went to work in factories
- kiss were used because their hands could fit in the machines
- work started at 5:30 am and went on for 14 hours
- kiss were used because their hands could fit in the machines
- kids over 5 went to work in factories
- they lived in overcrowded slums
- more than 50% of people lived in towns
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