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  2. Pre-industrial society - Wikipedia

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    Pre-industrial society refers to social attributes and forms of political and cultural organization that were prevalent before the advent of the Industrial Revolution, which occurred from 1750 to 1850. Pre-industrial refers to a time before there were machines and tools to help perform tasks en masse.

  3. List of time periods - Wikipedia

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    Scientific Revolution (Europe, 18th century) Long nineteenth century (1789–1914) Georgian era (the United Kingdom, 1714–1830) Industrial Revolution (Europe, United States, and elsewhere 18th and 19th centuries, though with its beginnings in Britain) Age of European colonialism and imperialism; Romantic era (1770–1850) Napoleonic era (1799 ...

  4. History of industrialisation - Wikipedia

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    The Industrial Revolution spread southwards and eastwards from its origins in Northwest Europe. After the Convention of Kanagawa issued by Commodore Matthew C. Perry forced Japan to open the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to American trade, the Japanese government realised that drastic reforms were necessary to stave off Western influence.

  5. Peppered moth evolution - Wikipedia

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    The evolution of the peppered moth is an evolutionary instance of directional colour change in the moth population as a consequence of air pollution during the Industrial Revolution. The frequency of dark-coloured moths increased at that time, an example of industrial melanism. Later, when pollution was reduced in response to clean air ...

  6. Industrial Revolution - Wikipedia

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    The Industrial Revolution, sometimes divided into the First Industrial Revolution and Second Industrial Revolution, was a period of global transition of the human economy towards more widespread, efficient and stable manufacturing processes that succeeded the Agricultural Revolution.

  7. Economic history of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Exports and related services accounted for about one-sixth of income in the decade before revolution. Just before the revolution, tobacco was about a quarter of the value of exports. Also at the time of the revolution the colonies produced about 15% of world iron, although the value of exported iron was small compared to grains and tobacco. [7]

  8. Early modern Europe - Wikipedia

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    Abraham Ortelius: Map of Europe, 1595. Early modern Europe, also referred to as the post-medieval period, is the period of European history between the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, roughly the mid 15th century to the late 18th century.

  9. Timeline of United States inventions (before 1890) - Wikipedia

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    Before Plimpton's invention, all wheels on the bottom of roller skates were inline. [163] 1863 Double-barreled cannon. The double-barreled cannon prototype located in Athens, Georgia. The double-barreled cannon is an American Civil War-era experimental weapon that was intended to fire two cannonballs connected with a chain.