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The Industrial Revolution 1700-1850. Sonia Banks World History 108 Nick Kline . British Inventors . First Machines Spun and Wove cloth quickly Spun 16 threads at a time Protests Angered people Smashing machines Ned Ludd. Steam Power . Steam engine, 1782 James Watt
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The Industrial Revolution1700-1850 Sonia Banks World History 108 Nick Kline
British Inventors • First Machines • Spun and Wove cloth quickly • Spun 16 threads at a time • Protests • Angered people • Smashing machines • Ned Ludd
Steam Power • Steam engine, 1782 • James Watt • Used in Britain • Steam Train, 1829 • George Stephenson • Top speed: 30mph
Coal Mining • Coal’s a necessary • Boil Water • Create Steam • Mining towns boomed • Deep Mines • Long hours • Many People killed or injured