The Industrial Revolution Changed Back In The Mid-18th Century

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The industrial revolution occurred back in the mid-18th century until 1830, this time period is known for its process of change from an agrarian and handicraft economy to one ruled by industrial and machine factoring. This process, which began in Britain, later spread to different parts of the world and had a huge impact on society. These ideas transformed the ways people worked and lived throughout the world. The economy began to change on many different levels because people were no longer looking to land as a source of wealth because of new industrial production, this also helped increase international trade. All these new ideas being introduced were the reason that many key factors in today's society were made possible, such as the provision of food and economic changes that resulted in the …show more content…

The first was the invention of machines to do the work of hand tools. One of these inventions was the sewing machine, which was invented in 1846 by Elias Howe. as well as the cotton gin, which was invented by Savannah Georgia in 1793, and the spinning mule, which was invented in 1779 by Samuel Crompton. These inventions made it much easier for workers to do things such as sewing, separating the cotton fibers from their seeds, and weaving. The sewing machine was invented so that it would be easier and faster to stitch fabric and other pliable materials together using thread, which was something that had to be done manually with a needle and thread before the invention. The cotton gin also replaced the manual struggle of having to separate cotton fibers from the seeds, making it a lot easier and quicker on workers. Lastly, the spinning mule, which revolutionized textile production by making it easier and a lot faster to spin cotton. All these inventions made manual labor a lot easier for workers all around the