even for children. Before the Industrial Revolution craftspeople made things in their own homes or in small workshops. The new factory system meant people had to go to a place of work where they ...

The interior of a blackhouse ... Before the Industrial Revolution, life had changed very little for hundreds of years. The coming of industry and factories would change life and work in Scotland ...

Early American industry was limited to small-scale, home-based production until the Embargo Act of 1807 and the War of 1812 spurred local manufacturing. Key developments included Slater's Mill, which ...