Intro Industrial Revolution 6th

Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution: A Turning Point in History

- Major growth in production and cities

- Rise of the factory system and new social classes

- New technology, transportation, and energy sources

- Big changes in how people lived, worked, and traveled

​Why it mattered:

- A period (mid-1700s to 1800s) when machines replaced hand tools

- Began in Great Britain and spread across the world

- Factories, railroads, and new inventions transformed work and daily life

​What was is?

Open Ended

“Imagine you were living in the 1700s — no electricity, no cars, no phones. What invention do you think would have changed your daily life the most, and why?”

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