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| Industrial Revolution | |
| Pronunciation: | in-dus-trE-ul rev-o-LU-shun |
| Definition : | A period of time when industry took over the economy from agriculture. People left rural areas and moved to cities where jobs in factories paid better than farming. |
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The British Industrial Revolution took off and found its way to America. During the Industrial Revolution, people began to specialize in their work, manufacturing only one part of a larger product. These assembly lines changed the way industry worked. |