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The Industrial Revolution

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Junior Certificate History Mind Map on The Industrial Revolution, created by Shane Buckley on 05/02/2013.

Mind Map by Shane Buckley, updated more than 1 year ago

	Created by Shane Buckley over 13 years ago

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The Industrial Revolution

Before the Industrial Revolution
1. 90% of people lived in coutryside
Steam engine
1. Powered by coal and water
2. Used for pumping water out of coal mines
3. James Watt
  1. Born in Scotland
  2. Sick when he was young
    1. worked in his father's engineering shop
4. 1782
Transport
1. Steam Ships
  1. replaced sailing ships in 1780s
  2. were twice as fast
2. Roads
  1. john MacAdam
3. Railroads
  1. George Stephenson
    1. Rocket
Life during The IR
1. more than 50% of people lived in towns
  1. they lived in overcrowded slums
  2. children did not go to school
    1. kids over 5 went to work in factories
      1. kiss were used because their hands could fit in the machines
      2. work started at 5:30 am and went on for 14 hours

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