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2007-02-25 02:10:00 · 8 answers · asked by lil missy 2 in Education & Reference Homework Help

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Britain led the world when the Industrial revolution was triggered by a chap called Abraham Derby.
He was first to smelt iron efficiently, by using coke instead of charcoal. His location at Coalbrookdale was ideal as they had deposits of Coal, iron Ore and Limestone nearby. All he needed in his revolutionary process.
Surf the web using Coalbrookdale and Abraham Derby.

2007-02-25 03:16:27 · answer #1 · answered by efes_haze 5 · 0 0

Basically, a shift from manual labor and predominantly agriculturally based societies to societies more focused on industry and manufacturing. In Europe, this occurred in the 18th century, but in other parts of the world, it occurred at different times, depending on their level of development.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_revolution

2007-02-25 02:13:34 · answer #2 · answered by crzywriter 5 · 0 0

the foundation of your question usually is fueled by war...I hate to say !

2007-02-25 02:14:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Oh, it made a lot of people unemployed)))

2007-02-25 02:13:16 · answer #4 · answered by Marina S 2 · 0 0

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook14.html

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/indrevo.htm

Try these links.

2007-02-25 02:12:35 · answer #5 · answered by richard_beckham2001 7 · 0 0

try this-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Industrial_Revolution

2007-02-25 02:15:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook14.html
http://americanhistory.about.com/od/industrialrev/Industrial_Revolution.htm
http://members.aol.com/mhirotsu/kevin/trip2.html
http://inventors.about.com/od/indrevolution/Industrial_Revolution.htm

2007-02-25 02:14:38 · answer #7 · answered by cmhurley64 6 · 0 0

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