... other revolution in modern times can be said to have gifted so much in so little time. The Industrial Revolution attempted to affect man's mastery over nature. England was the birthplace of this revolution, because the political and economic conditions were ideal. The origins of the Industrial Revolution in England are complex and varied and it is still a subject a vast historical debate over origins, developments, growth and end results. It began sometime after the middle of the 18th century. England wanted to keep their industrialization in secret, so they prohibited anyone who had worked in a factory to leave the country. Meanwhile, Americans offered a significant reward to anyone who could build a cotton-spinning machine in the United States. Samuel Slater, who had been an apprentice in an English cotton factory, disguised himself and went to America. He reconstructed a cotton-spinning machine from memory, and then proceeded ...

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