... recession, many people were losing their jobs, and those that had retained their jobs saw a decrease in wages. After the reform was passed the voting population doubled from 350,000 in 1831 to 717,000 in 1832. The 1832 Reform Act was a victory for the middle class while the labor class was once again ... The fact is that after 1832 only one in five adult men could vote, though this was better than in the previous years, but it shows a massive population that had no say in public affairs. Those middle class men that did have a vote also had landlords who pressured their tenants to vote a ...

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... some kind of factory or business. For most countries the amount of people living in urban areas almost doubled during and after industrialization. An example of this rising urban population is England. Before the industrial revolution England only had around 25 percent of the population living in the cities, but during and after the industrial revolution it rose to almost 55 percent of ... the population living in urban areas. Also in Germany and Prussia their urban population in 1816 was 26 percent and by the end of the revolution it grew to around 50 percent. Mass urbanization helped ...

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... been manufactured. One of them is the Flying Shuttle, which John Kay invented. It was a boat shaped piece of wood that sped back and forth with yarn attached. This invention doubled the work an average weaver could do in a day. Because weavers were not able to keep up they were no longer essential. In time- the need for handmade goods became ... heat their homes, eat real beef and wear appropriate clothing. But there was a dark side to all this success. For centuries, Europeans lived in rural areas, after the 1800's the population shifted to cities. With manufacturing goods all in one a...

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... also a revolution taking place in agriculture. A seed drill invented by Tull, improved plows, enhanced distribution of water, and improved farming techniques opened a new door to farming. The yield of wheat doubled. Special breeding produced healthier livestock. This provided increased amounts of food needed for the people that lived by the factories in the cities. Many people were moving from the countryside ... transcontinental line across America. Many causes that sparked the Industrial Revolution were; invention, new found coal, in large amounts and easily available, iron(used to bu...

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