1. The Industrial Revolutionin Great Britain

2. The Industrial Revolution was a period from the 18th to the 19th century where major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and technology had a profound effect on the socioeconomic and cultural conditions of the times. It began in the United Kingdom, then subsequently spread throughout Europe, North America, and eventually the world.

4. Steam power – The improved steam engine invented by James Watt and patented in 1775 was initially mainly used to power pumps for pumping water out of mines, but from the 1780s was applied to power other types of machines. This enabled rapid development of efficient semi-automated factories on a previously unimaginable scale in places where waterpower was not available.

6. The development of the strong banking system from the 17th century;

7. Abundant raw materials;

9. Metallurgy

10. Mining

11. Steam power

12. Chemicals

13. Machine tools

14. Gas lighting

15. Glass making

17. Child labour Chimneys

18. Factories

19. The Great Exhibition The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations was organized by Prince Albert, Henry Cole, Francis Henry, George Wallis, Charles Dilke and other members of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce as a celebration of modern industrial technology and design. It can be argued that the Great Exhibition was mounted in response to the highly successful French Industrial Exposition of 1844. Additionally, by hosting this exhibition, "Great Britain made clear to the world its role as industrial leader.“ It was the first in a series of World's Fair exhibitions of culture and industry that were to become a popular 19th-century feature. A special building, nicknamed The Crystal Palace, or "The Great Shalimar" was built to house the show.

20. Crystal Palace

21. Conclusion Between 1760 and 1860 many changes in Britain occured. It was a slow and complex change in the economy and society alike. It was a change from an agriculture based society to a society evolved in factory manufacturing (The Industrial Revolution). The idea that men should work and support the family was unsuccessful during this time, leading the women and children to work also (Harris 13). This was known as family labor. Women and children worked in the worst conditions and for long hours. The worst part was that owners would not accept direct responsibility for what was happening in their factory. They ignored the conditions of the labor, the long hours that were worked, and the employment of children at certain ages (Mathias 202). As time went on, Parliament produced Acts to regulate what was happening during the Revolution. Women began to strike for better pay as time went on (Harris 21). One may wonder what the world would be like today if Britain did not start the change from the domestic system to the factory system in the 19th century and if the U.S., China and Japan didn’t follow?