Industrial Revolution Links
The Chronology of the Industrial Revolution
Two Countries that Invented the Industrial Revolution: Discussion of the different roles England and the United States played in developing machinery during the Industrial Revolution.
Kids Info on Immigration and the Industrial Revolution: Great page with links to sites covering all aspects of the Industrial revolution
The United States in the Industrial Age
The Lowell Project: An interesting site created by fourth graders in Massachusetts dealing with what life was like for mill workers during the Industrial Revolution.
Age of Industry: Numerous links to sites dealing with just about every aspect of the age of the Industrial Revolution
Industrial Revolution--A Trip To The Past:
How The Other Half Lives-Studies Among the Tenements of New York: Written in 1890, this book gives detailed descriptions of what it was like to live in the poor tenement section of New York City.
The Textile Industry and Thomas Jefferson
Eli Whitney and the cotton gin
Eli Whitney's impact on the Industrial Revolution
Cyrus McCormick and the McCormick reaper
Samuel Morse and the telegraph
Alexander Graham Bell and the telephone
Thomas Edison and the incandescent light bulb
Life of the Industrial Worker in 19th Century England: excerpts from contemporary documents on child labor, work hours, and sanitary conditions.
Child Labor in America, 1908-1912This site presents a history of child labor in this country between 1908 and 1912 through the photographs of Lewis W. Hine. To say the least, the photos and the accompanying comments by some of the children combine to make a most touching and compelling site.