In this textbook unit, students learn the reasons why the Industrial Revolution took root in England first, and the innovations that made this possible. These included textile inventions such as the flying shuttle and the spinning jenny,...

This section of the text looks at how workers, owners, and the government responded differently to the negative effects of the Industrial Revolution. The Luddites rebelled against industrialization. Robert Owen, a wealthy socialist,...

This online companion to a television production in the U.K. contains information about the achievements of the Industrial Revolution. Click the Changing Landscape link to view an interactive map showing how the landscape of Great...

A complete look at the history of the cotton industry in England. Navigate the site by clicking on topics at the top of the page. You can also find a list of museums on the left side of the page. Clicking on the museum will take you to...

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about British industrialization under the rule of Queen Victoria. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Mining in England early in the Industrial Revolution was very dangerous. Source 4 presents clippings from Lord Ashley's report illustrating the conditions of working in mines and factories in the early-mid nineteenth century England....

This site provides lesson plans on working women during the Industrial Revolution in England in the 1840s. Includes information and testimonies of women textile workers, miners, and seamstresses.

This site has the history of London from 1674-1913. Included in this history is a description of the city in 1775.

A brief account of British history where learners examine the causes and effects of filth and fever during the Victorian era in England.

The growth of cities and the American economy in the first half of the 19th century was driven by the growth of factories. Read about the textile industry in New England and how manufacturing spread throughout the north.

Outline about the promising economic times of an expanding America during the 1800s, including changes taking place in New England, the South, the Midwest and West.

A map of England & Wales, subtitled "Parliamentary Representation in 1832 Before The Reform Bill." The Reform Act made wide-ranging changes in the electoral system in the United Kingdom due, in part, to the growth of large and...

Victorian Britain experienced dramatic economic growth but at great social cost. Read about the times, and play online learning games as well.

Four lesson plans for exploring the reign of Queen Victoria, with instructions for introducing learners to the positive and negative impacts of the inventions of the Industrial Revolution, to the leaders of Victorian England, to the role...

This lecture on the Industrial Revolution discusses its origins in England. Provides detail on what it was like in England during the time period of the Industrial Revolution.

This site presents pictures of the architecture of different mills located in the northeastern part of the United States.