Unit 8 Padlet by Sean Allgaier https://padlet.com/seanallgaier1972/rpjizmhpgchc en-us 2018-02-08 13:23:18 UTC 2026-03-16 00:25:01 UTC hello@padlet.com Question #1 seanallgaier1972 https://padlet.com/seanallgaier1972/rpjizmhpgchc/wish/229542935 Q: Why did the Industrial Revolution originate in England?
A:  Originated in England because of its natural resources and the invention and improvement of the steam engine ]]> 2018-02-08 13:24:15 UTC https://padlet.com/seanallgaier1972/rpjizmhpgchc/wish/229542935 Question #2 seanallgaier1972 https://padlet.com/seanallgaier1972/rpjizmhpgchc/wish/229543105 Q: Why did the spread of industrialization to Europe and the United States accelerate colonialism
and imperialism?
A:  Rising economic powers that wanted to control raw materials and markets throughout the world ]]> 2018-02-08 13:24:38 UTC https://padlet.com/seanallgaier1972/rpjizmhpgchc/wish/229543105 Question #3 seanallgaier1972 https://padlet.com/seanallgaier1972/rpjizmhpgchc/wish/229543157 Q: How did the Industrial Revolution produce changes in culture and society?
A:  Rise of the factory system and demise of cottage industries ]]> 2018-02-08 13:24:44 UTC https://padlet.com/seanallgaier1972/rpjizmhpgchc/wish/229543157 Question #4 seanallgaier1972 https://padlet.com/seanallgaier1972/rpjizmhpgchc/wish/229543200 Q: What was the role of capitalism and market competition in the Industrial Revolution?
A:  Impact on standard of living and the growth of the middle class ]]> 2018-02-08 13:24:51 UTC https://padlet.com/seanallgaier1972/rpjizmhpgchc/wish/229543200 Question #5 seanallgaier1972 https://padlet.com/seanallgaier1972/rpjizmhpgchc/wish/229543289 Q: What were some theories opposed to capitalism?
A:  Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations ]]> 2018-02-08 13:25:00 UTC https://padlet.com/seanallgaier1972/rpjizmhpgchc/wish/229543289 Question #6 seanallgaier1972 https://padlet.com/seanallgaier1972/rpjizmhpgchc/wish/229543436 Q: How did the Industrial Revolution impact the lives of women, children and the family?
A:  Harsh working conditions with men competing with women and children for wages ]]> 2018-02-08 13:25:23 UTC https://padlet.com/seanallgaier1972/rpjizmhpgchc/wish/229543436 Question #7 seanallgaier1972 https://padlet.com/seanallgaier1972/rpjizmhpgchc/wish/229543476 Q: How did the Industrial Revolution affect slavery?
A:  The cotton gin increased demand for slave labor on American plantations. ]]> 2018-02-08 13:25:29 UTC https://padlet.com/seanallgaier1972/rpjizmhpgchc/wish/229543476 Question #8 seanallgaier1972 https://padlet.com/seanallgaier1972/rpjizmhpgchc/wish/229543693 Q: Why did workers organize into labor unions?
A:  Encouraged worker-organized strikes to demand increased wages and improved working conditions ]]> 2018-02-08 13:26:00 UTC https://padlet.com/seanallgaier1972/rpjizmhpgchc/wish/229543693