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Year 09 - The Making of the Modern World: Industrial Revolution - Humanities: Significant Events

Industrial Revolution Timeline

Industrial Revolution Timeline
The Soft Schools website provides a timeline of important events from the Industrial Revolution, including the invention of the first steam engine and the first sewing machine.

Google

Google Tip #3

If you need to Google two things, you can do two searches at once by using OR.

An example would be spinning jenny OR spinning mule

Key Facts

Industrial Revolution Key Facts
Encyclopedia Britannica introduces some of the most important inventions of the Industrial Revolution.

Dudley Catalogue

This is where you can search for all the books and digital resources in the Dudley Library catalogue.

The Luddites

The Luddites
On 9th October 1779 a group of English textile workers in Manchester rebelled against the introduction of machinery which threatened their skilled craft. This was the first of many Luddite riots to take place.

Britannica

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