jan 23, 1809 - Mechanization: the steam engine, the use of coal, oils, machines Changes in transportation and communication: canals, rails, telegraph and telephone Impacts of the industrial revolution: Export economies, desire for new markets, need for metals, hurt agricultural based economies. Social changes: raise of apartments, people begin concern with time, woman children working for less paid.
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