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Websites related to the Industrial Revolution and
Labor Abuse
A Chronology
of the Industrial Revolution
Chart of important inventions
from 1563-1908.
Industrial Revolution -
Contains links to several sites about the lives
of workers as well as the social and political effects of the
Industrial. Revolution
Industrial Revolution
- The history learning site.
Industrial Revolution
- the political changes
Industrial Revolution
Has biographies of
important people, and links to many other sites related to the
Industrial Revolution.
Protest Movements of the Industrial Revolution -
Several sites about protest groups such as the
Chartists and
Luddites.
Websites related to
modern-day Labor abuses
Spotlight on Indonesian 'sweat shops'
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Child Labor abuse today – Sweat Shops in S.E. Asia – Nike
sponsors Tiger Woods.
The Textile System
Tsongas
Industrial History Center -- The Industrial Revolution in
England
"The Tsongas Industrial
History Center is a partnership between Lowell National
Historical
Park and the University of Massachusetts/Lowell."
It contains information on the Industrial Revolution in England,
and also in Lowell.
Inventors and
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Many links to British and
American inventions and inventors
Kid Info:
Reference Resources: Industrial Revolution
These resources include a
timeline, and information on business leaders and inventions.
Child Labor links...
An Act to regulate Labor of
Children in mills and factories -
Information about
the Factory Act of 1833 and the Mines Act of 1842.
Industrial Revolution -
Child Labor
History of
Child Labor
Child Labor in the
United States - The Campaign to End Child Labor
The History Place:
Child Labor in America
Child Labor
The History
Place -- Child Labor in America 1908 to 1912
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