What was the Industrial Revolution?

The video explores the Industrial Revolution, starting with Richard Arkwright's mill, the first successful water-powered cotton spinning mill. It highlights the transition from small workshops to large factories powered by steam engines, facilitated by coal and improved infrastructure like canals and railways. The revolution led to urbanization, labor shifts, and the rise of a new industrial class. Despite these changes, agriculture remained the largest occupation by 1851. The video also discusses the social and political impacts, including class consciousness and the Great Reform Act of 1832.

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