Explores the development of the textile industry in Great Britain, focusing on the invention of various machines. Also,discusses the social effects of the Industrial Revolution and the connections between the Industrial Revolution and the expansion of suffrage.

Concepts

inventions, inventors, suffrage

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Additional Tags

trade unions, 1832 reform act, chartist movement, peterloo massacre, textile industry, industrial revolution (1800 to 1870)

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional