https://padlet.com/21tartertasha/37jfzqyuiqss This is a Padlet Wall of people, events, contributions, and ideas from the Industrial Revolution. en-us 2018-09-24 11:49:46 UTC 2025-10-19 02:25:51 UTC hello@padlet.com 21tartertasha https://padlet.com/21tartertasha/37jfzqyuiqss/wish/284957769 Thomas Edison was considered the greatest inventor of all time. He invented the lightbulb. He is also known for the idea of electirc power generation. He also has the record number of patents.]]> 2018-09-24 12:01:42 UTC https://padlet.com/21tartertasha/37jfzqyuiqss/wish/284957769 21tartertasha https://padlet.com/21tartertasha/37jfzqyuiqss/wish/284960846 Andrew Carnegie is known for his fortune, which contributied to the country in a positive way. He was a buisness leader and donated money to charity. Andrew Carnegie made money and gave to the poor. He is often identified as one of the richest people. ]]> 2018-09-24 12:09:13 UTC https://padlet.com/21tartertasha/37jfzqyuiqss/wish/284960846 21tartertasha https://padlet.com/21tartertasha/37jfzqyuiqss/wish/285441952 A way our lives are still affected today is by the railroads. Railroads are something we still use today. We use railroads to travel. We also use railroads to transport goods just like they did at that time.]]> 2018-09-25 12:04:35 UTC https://padlet.com/21tartertasha/37jfzqyuiqss/wish/285441952 21tartertasha https://padlet.com/21tartertasha/37jfzqyuiqss/wish/285444262 The most interesting thing I learned in this unit was learning about all of the richer people during this time. Instead of keeping all of the money to themselves, the richer buisness men gave to the poor. Some built librairies to help the poor. Others built other things to contribute to the country.]]> 2018-09-25 12:10:46 UTC https://padlet.com/21tartertasha/37jfzqyuiqss/wish/285444262 21tartertasha https://padlet.com/21tartertasha/37jfzqyuiqss/wish/285445625 Robber Baron was a new vocabulary term I learned during this unit. A Robber Baron is a person who becomes rich through buisness. They were identified as people who used various ways to get money. They were also looked at as people who were kind of greedy. People looked at them in a negative way because of the ways they used to get money.]]> 2018-09-25 12:13:54 UTC https://padlet.com/21tartertasha/37jfzqyuiqss/wish/285445625 21tartertasha https://padlet.com/21tartertasha/37jfzqyuiqss/wish/286788682 A big idea from the Industrial Revolution were all the inventions that happened during this time. Inventions such as the typewritter gave woman more work oppurtunities. The lightbulb was created during this time. Railroads were also developed. Another big invention was the telephone, which made for easier communication.]]> 2018-09-28 01:41:26 UTC https://padlet.com/21tartertasha/37jfzqyuiqss/wish/286788682 21tartertasha https://padlet.com/21tartertasha/37jfzqyuiqss/wish/286789913 Another big idea during the Industrial Revolution was Captain Of Industry. This increased the availability of goods by buiilding factories. It also raised productivity. Markets were expanded and more jobs were created. Another thing Captain Of Industry did was it practiced philantrophy, which means giving to charity.]]> 2018-09-28 01:50:58 UTC https://padlet.com/21tartertasha/37jfzqyuiqss/wish/286789913