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**The Industrial Revolution and its Impact on European Society** Key Terms and Essays Western Civilization—Jackson Spielvogel text Identify and explain the historical significance of each of the following. (In other words, describe what it is or who it is and explain **why** it matters.)
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 * //__Key Terms__//**

//The Industrial Revolution in Great Britain// agricultural revolution the cotton industry the steam engine the iron industry coal railroads Stephenson’s Rocket Richard Trevithick the factory system evangelical values Britain’s Great Exhibition 1851

//The Spread of Industrialization// tariffs joint-stock investment banks the American system

//The Social Impact of the Industrial Revolution// the Great Famine the Poor Law Commission cholera the industrial middle class working class child labor (include legislation) Poor Laws trade unions Robert Owen Luddites Chartism Factory Acts


 * //__Essays: (The Essay Questions Below are part of the group that I've chosen for the final. Be prepared to write on either one on the day of the final).__//**

1) What factors made Great Britain the first state to experience an industrial revolution?

2) I've decided to strike the last question on your final study guide and replace it with this one: Between 1815 and 1848 the condition of the laboring classes and the problem of political stability were critical issues in England. Describe and analyze the reforms that social critics and politicians of this period proposed to resolve these problems.

What were the social and economic effects of the early Industrial Revolution, and in what ways did people respond to these effects?