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KA # 3:

Comparing Industrial Revolutions and the Age of Scientific Revolution [Part One: Before

Emancipation 1770-1860)]

In the following assignment, you will examine the economic transitions from

agriculturally based societies to industrial plants that rely on machinery to produce

goods.

Submission Information:

Due Date: Thursday, October 16th, 2025, at 11:59pm EST.

Submission Guidelines:

*Note: I know that you have a lot of readings to get through. I have allotted two weeks for each of your KAs. Please utilize your time wisely; pace yourself so that you are not overwhelmed. Read a little each day;

give yourself time to think deeply about each of these events in the context of all that we see today. Finally, write passionately. I am here if you need anything. Please visit my Tuesday office hours if you need help.

Readings (Find them in the module): 1.) 7.1 The Industrial Revolution (IR).

• This article is a digital webpage. This article examines Europe and the US during the IR

2.) Life in Industrial America. • This article is a digital webpage. This

article focuses on changes in the US during the IR.

3.) Top 10 Inventions of the Industrial Revolution.

• You will use this article for KA #4 at the

bottom of the page 4.) Black Inventors of the Industrial Revolution.

• You will use this article for KA #4 at the bottom of the page

5.) Video: What Hygiene was Like During the

Industrial Revolution. [12 mins]

Point Values: ❑ KA #3 = 100 Points

- Organization, spelling, and complete sentences will be factored into your grade.

❑ KA #4 = 100 Points

- Organization, spelling, and complete sentences will be factored into your grade.

❑ Each KA will be graded separately.

• You will use this article for KA #4 at the bottom of the page

6.) Video: Fourth Industrial Revolution Explained [6mins 32 Sec]

• You will use this article for KA #4 at the bottom of the page

Directions:

Read 7.1 The Industrial Revolution and Life

1.) What was the Industrial Revolution? List all aspects of what made it a revolution. (75 word

minimum)

2.) What factors led to the IR in Europe?

3.) What factors led to the IR in the United States?

4.) How did the IR create a new dependency on fossil fuels like coal and iron ore?

5.) How did the IR lead to the creation of the “middle class” in Europe? What was their life like

working in industry?

Read: Life in Industrial America

For each section of this article, write a minimum of 150 words analyzing the impact of the IR on

American life. See the bullets below for guiding questions.

6.) Introduction

→ How did Chicago become a microcosm of the Industrial Revolution in the US?

7.) II Industrialization & Technological Innovation

→ Which technologies of the 1800s helped bring about the IR? [Be sure to consider the history of Electrical Engineering] What role do fossil fuels play in running these technologies?

→ What role does electricity play in reshaping the lives of the nation?

8.) III Immigration & Urbanization

→ Examine the rise of the American Urban City: What is urbanization? How did the IR influence the rise of Urbanization? How does the relationship between urban and rural spaces change?

→ How did industrialization fuel European immigration to the US? → How did the IR fuel political corruption and control by industry tycoons?

9.) IV The New South and the Problem of Race

→ How did race complicate the experiences of Americans moving into cities during urbanization and the IR?

→ What laws existed to attempt to “regulate” race relations? → What actions and racial violence existed to control urban societies? → How does this conflict with the overarching narrative you are taught about racism only

existing in the rural south?

10.) V. Gender, Religion, and Culture

→ How did the IR create culture clashes across age, gender, religion, and overall culture? → How was mass culture changed as a result?

KA #4:

The Industrial Revolution, The Gilded Age, & The Age of Scientific Revolution

Read: Top 10 Inventions of the Industrial Revolution.

1.) Choose 2 inventions you believe had the greatest impact on transforming societies during the

Industrial Revolution. Include the following

• Invention, Name of the invention.

• How did this invention change “work” performed by human beings/ change technology/

change culture, and contribute to the development of the Industrial Revolution?

Read: Black Inventors of the Industrial Revolution

2.) Choose 2 inventions you believe had the greatest impact on transforming societies during

the Industrial Revolution. Include the following:

• Invention, Name of the invention.

• How did this invention change “work” performed by human beings/ change technology/

change culture, and contribute to the development of the Industrial Revolution?

Watch the Video: What Hygiene was Like During the Industrial Revolution. [12 mins]

3.) How did the industrial revolution impact urban living conditions? [100 word minimum]

Watch the Video: Child Labor in the Industrial Revolution [6 mins 30 secs]

4.) Examine the scope of child labor and exploitation during the Industrial Revolution. What factors

drove the hiring of children? What dangers did working in factories pose to children? [150 word min]

Draw Parallels, Think Outload: The New Digitial Age compared to the Industrial Revolution &

the Gilded Age:

Consider that we are living through the following:

Note: [You do not need to write anything here; the arrows are just to jog your thinking. You

only need to answer question number 5 below.]

→ Expansion of digitization and technologies.

→ AI expansion and robots.

→ Expansion of Data Centers Across the US.

→ Neuro-technological brain enhancements.

→ Genetic Editing.

→ Big Data and Privacy Concerns.

→ “Big Tech” [and their money] becoming more influential in US Politics.

→ Big Tech and the few who control changing work and class for the whole.

→ New environmental and health concerns because of new technologies and new data centers.

Watch the video: Fourth Industrial Revolution Explained [6mins 32 Sec]

5.) How does the fourth industrial revolution of today compare to the Industrial Revolutions in the UK

and the US during the 1800s? List three Comparisions and briefly explain your points. Be clear and

concise.