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The Industrial Revolution1700-1850Diana Jane GultianoWorld History 108
British InventorsFirst machines spun and wove
cloth quickly◦Wealthy businessmen built factories
Spinning Jenny machine spun 16 threads simultaneously
Angered people who made cloth at home◦Luddites protested by smashing
machines Led by Ned Ludd
Steam PowerJames Watt invented first steam
engine in 1782◦Hundreds of his engines used
throughout BritainGeorge Stephenson designed
steam train, The Rocket◦Peak speed: 30 mph◦Used to transport goods in 1829
Coal Mining Coal needed to boil water to
create steam Mining towns boomed
◦Deep mines dug◦Men, women, and children worked
long hours Many people killed and injured