Industrial Revolution The industrial revolution occurred in the late 1700s and the early 1800s. England was the leader of the nations with France following right behind. The United States was left in their dust. In fact, we weren’t ahead of England till 1900. Though the American economy only boosted in this time we never fell back towards the past. The industrial revolution made the U.S. a country. It was a competitor with the stronger …showed first 75 words of 1102 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1102 total…what we are today. We would probably still be riding around in horses and buggies. I am personally very happy it did, because I enjoy all the modern conveniences it has brought to all of our lives. Bibliography http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=43323&tocid=3505 The World Book Encyclopedia/ article by Eric E. Lampard/ copyright 1996/ pg 186-195 http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook14.html http://landow.stg.brown.edu/victorian/history/hist8.html