Akilah Senegal
Coach Hobbs
World History 3rd
5/20/13
Industrial Revolution In the United States, France, and Latin America, political revolutions brought in new governments. A different type of revolution transformed the way people did work. The Industrial Revolution refers to the greatly increased output of machine-made goods that began in England during the 18th century. The Industrial Revolution first got underway in Britain during the 18th century. At this time, Great Britain was the most powerful empire on the planet, and as a result, a revolution would be inevitable. Also, the English merchants were leaders in developing a commerce that increased the need for more goods. The expansion in trade had made it possible to accumulate capital to use in industry. England also contained a plethora of natural resources, which is a favorable factor in industrial development. After the adoption of the Industrial Revolution, many other countries, such as Germany, the United States and France joined the revolution. In England, the demand for cotton cloth was very high. This crisis had to be solved or else England's economy would be hindered. A British weaver named John Kay came up with a reasonable solution. He invented the flying shuttle, which cut weaving time in half. This paved the way for many future inventions to come. The machines paved their way to England and the Industrial Revolution had begun. On the technology front, the biggest