The Industrial Revolution

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Spinning jen…Burned coal t…Steam engineA man-made wa…FactoryA machine tha…CanalA large build…

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Spinning jennyA machine that spun many threads at once
Steam engineBurned coal to power factories, trains and ships
FactoryA large building where goods were made by machines
CanalA man-made waterway for moving heavy goods
RailwaySteam trains carrying goods and people, from the 1820s
UrbanisationPeople moving from the countryside into towns
Child labourChildren working long hours in mills and mines
LudditesWorkers who smashed the machines they blamed for taking their jobs

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