Age of Industry Study Notes

Age of Industry
Section 1:Living from the Land
- During the late 1700's and early 1800's, great changes took place in the lives and work of people in several parts of the Western world.
- These changes resulted from the development of industrialization. The term Industrial Revolution refers both to the changes that occurred and to the period itself.
- The Industrial Revolution began in Britain (a country now known as the United Kingdom) during the late 1700's.
- It started spreading to other parts of Europe and to North America in the early 1800's. By the mid-1800's, industrialization was…