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The Industrial Revolution


This guide provides helpful resources to support the "Enlightenment Group Chat" Assignment for Ms. Villeneuve's Social Studies 9 class.   If you have any questions, suggestions to improve this page, or encounter issues with the links, please email [email protected].  
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This page was last updated 01/16/2026

pRINT rESOURCES

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The Industrial Revolution by Stewart Ross [Call# 909.81 ROSS]

​Presents an illustrated description of the Industrial Revolution, and discusses its impact on daily life.
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The industrial revolution for kids : the people and technology that changed the world : with 21 activities by  Cheryl Mullenbach [Call# 330.9 MUL]

Introduces young readers to the Industrial Revolution.
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Stories of women during the industrial revolution : changing roles, changing lives by Ben Hubbard [Call# 305.42 HUB]

Examines the role women played during the industrial revolution by relating the stories of Elizabeth Fry, Florence Nightingale, Sarah G. Bagley and Mother Jones.
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The Age of Industry by Andrew Langley [Call# 909.81 LAN]

Discover the achievements of the Industrial Revolution and see a coalminer's cottage, a railway station, a cotton mill and an emigrant ship

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The Steam Engine by Sara Louise Kras [Call #621.1 KRA]

Traces technological developments in the history of the steam engine at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution and examines how it changed the way people worked and traveled and its influence on the landscape as new cities and towns were established.


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History Makers of the Industrial Revolution by Nigel Smith and Jessica Curtis [Call # 338.092 SMI]

Brief biographies of major characters of the industrial revolution.



TEXTBOOK & INTERNET RESOURCES

Child Labor During the Industrial Revolution
  • Nelson Socials 9, p. 58
  • Crossroads: A Meeting of Nations, pp. 147 -149
  • Child Labour in the British Industrial Revolution - World History Encyclopedia
  • Child Labour in the British Industrial Revolution – Sparticus Education

​Urbanization and Living Conditions
  • Nelson Socials 9, pp. 54-55
  • How the Industrial Revolution Fueled the Growth of Cities – History.com
  • The Growth of Industrial Belfast – BBC Bitesize

Inventions That Changed the World
  • Nelson  p. 53 (Steam Engine)
  • Crossroads pp. 133-134, pp. 135-139
  • Inventors and Inventions of the Industrial Revolution – Encyclopedia Britannica

Rise of Factories and Mass Production
- Nelson p. 54-55
- Crossroads pp. 143-147 

- Industrialization, Labor and Life- National Geographic
Transportation Revolution
  • Crossroads pp. 140-142
  • The Impact of Railways During the Industrial Revolution – BBC Bitesize
  • The Transportation Revolution – Smithsonian American Art Museum  

Formation of Labor Unions
  • Nelson pp. 55- 59
  • Working Conditions in the Industrial Revolution – History Crunch
  • Life as a Factory Working During the Industrial Revolution [Video] - Inspire Education

Impact of Coal
  • Nelson pp. 52, 54 (consequence of coal on iron production)
  • Crossroads p. 139
  • Coal and the Industrial Revolution – teachinghistory.org
 
Women
  • Crossroads p. 152
  • Women’s Lives During the Industrial Revolution – History Extra




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