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You can search the following databases for specific information on the Industrial Revolution.
Student Resource Center Gold

History Resource Center: U.S.  

Biography Resource Center -Search for biographies of inventors.  You can search by last name, nationality or gender. 

World Book Online  - additional web sites are listed within the article entitled, "Industrial Revolution".

http://www.historychannel.com/  search Subject listings for  "Industrial Revolution".


Industrial Revolution -- Pictures, clipart,etc.

http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=History/Industrial_Revolution

Cybersleuth - clip art sources

http://inventors.about.com/od/indrevolution/ss/Industrial_Revo.htm

http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Industrial_Revolution.html

http://www.proteacher.com/090024.shtml

http://www.costumes.org/classes/fashiondress/IndustrialRevolution.htm

http://www.ri.net/schools/East_Greenwich/Eldredge/indrev.htm
 

Industrial Revolution

Child Labour http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/IRchild.htm
 
What was life like for children who worked in English factories during the Industrial Revolution? What kinds of laws were passed to protect them? Find out at this site from the Spartacus Encyclopedia of British History.
The Industrial Revolution http://mars.acnet.wnec.edu/~grempel/courses/wc2/lectures/industrialrev.html
 
From Professor Gerhard Rempel, Department of History, Western New England College, this site provides an overview.
The Industrial Revolution, 1700-1900http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/WestEurope/IndRev.html
 
A timeline of the first and second Industrial Revolutions.
 
IRWeb: The Industrial Revolution http://tqjunior.advanced.org/4132/index.htm
 
This site, designed by students at the Peabody School in Virginia, has a brief overview of the Industrial Revolution and some of the important inventors of the time (mostly from the United States). A quiz, cartoons, and a word jumble are also included.
 
Spread of Industrialization Tables
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/indrevtabs1.html
The site contains statistics showing how industrialization spread in Europe from the 1700s to the 1900s.
 
The Textile Industry  http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Textiles.htm
 
Find out how the domestic system of making cloth differed from the industrial system, read about people who invented the machinery, and discover what life was like for those who worked in the factories. This site is part of the Spartacus Encyclopedia of British History.
 
The Trade Union Movement  http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/TU.htm
 
Because many factory workers were treated so poorly during the Industrial Revolution, unions sprung up to defend the rights of workers. Find out more about the organizers of the unions, important law and events, and the unions themselves at this site from the Spartacus Encyclopedia of British History.
American Inventors and Inventions  - http://www.150.si.edu/150trav/remember/amerinv.htm  -  created by the Smithsonian Institution, this site provides brief histories of some of the most famous inventions and inventors.

Biography - http://www.biography.com/ - a good starting point for research.  Search by name.  Lists famous people born on current date.  Contains online version of current issue of Biography magazine which also contain “Who am I” and “Where are they now” quizzes.

Biography  -  http://www.infoplease.com/people.html  -  the over 30,000 biographies here are divided into sports, presidents, entertainment, business leaders, world rulers, and people in the news. A search option is available.

Biography-Center  -  http://www.biography-center.com/  -  this British site contains over 11,000 biographies, most of which are in English.  Biographies are also available in Spanish, French, and German.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity   -  http://www.uh.edu/engines/  -  “The Engines of Our Ingenuity” is a short radio program that explores the role of human creativity in the formation of our material and intellectual culture.  Searchable by keyword, the short transcripts may also include images and links to related sites. 

How Stuff Workshttp://www.howstuffworks.com/ -  Browse through the categories, search the Question of the Day archive or use their search engine near the bottom of the page.

Lives, the Biography Resource  - http://amillionlives.com/  -  “Links to thousands of biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, diaries, letters, narratives, oral histories and more. Individual lives of the famous, the infamous, and the not so famous.  Group biographies about people who share a common profession, historical era or geography.  Also general collections, resources on biographical criticism and special collections. 

Spotlight: Biography  -  http://educate.si.edu/spotlight/alpha.html  -  links to biographies and images of inventors, sports figures, and artists.

Industrial Revolution

A Curriculum of United States Labor History for Teachers.
A short history of machine tools. No two countries were more responsible for the
History of the Major Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
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Industrial Revolution Resources
Industrial Revolution Resources
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS
Invent Now
Inventors of the Industrial Revolution
Inventors of the Industrial Revolution
Lesson: Industrial Revolution (Women in World History Curriculum)
National Museum of American History: Exhibitions
Open Directory - Society: History: By Time Period: Eighteenth Century: Industria
ReferenceResources:IndustrialRevolution
Samuel Slater - Father of the American Industrial Revolution
Search Encyclopedia.com
The American Local History Network - Industrial Revolution
The History of Invention and Technology Timelines
The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution
U.S. History: Industrial Revolution
Yahooligans! - School Bell:Social Studies:History:By Subject:Industrial Revoluti
 

English Industrial Revolution

A short history of machine tools.
About.com : http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?z=1&pg=2&ti=761577952
Biographies, The Inventors: A List.
Blackburn, Cotton and the Industrial Revolution
Google Search: english industrial revolution
History of the Major Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Industrial Revolution Resources
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS
Invent Now
Inventors of the Industrial Revolution
Lesson: Industrial Revolution (Women in World History Curriculum)
Life in Britain during the Industrial Revolution
Lowell National Historical Park - Industrial Revolution in England
The History of Invention and Technology Timelines
The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution - Themes at HomeworkSpot.com
The Industrial Revolution of the Eighteenth Century

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