A D V E N T U R E S in C Y B E R S O U N DThe Industrial Revolution An American Perspective - Encyclopedic ReferencesOverviews Biographies of Famous People Both Past and Present Knowledge Adventure Encyclopedia Summaries A brief summary; color photograph Historical facts and information about the industrial revolution and Samuel Slater, farm to revolution, and more
Industrial Revolution Timeline
Age of Industry: The Industrial Revolution Very nice site dealing with events, people, and important topics about the Industrial Revolution From Mass Production and Popularization to Motorization A brief summary of the movement from mass production to the production of the automobile; color photographs of early model cars Industrial Revolution: Machines Make Waves A summarized article Two Countries That Invented The Industrial Revolution Historical facts and information Business leaders important to the revolution Biographical information; black and white photograph Biographical information; historical facts and information Jeremiah Finch and Samuel Pruyn Historical information about two famous industrialists who built what would become the largest lumber business on the Hudson River John Piermont Morgan: Master of Money Biographical information and important facts Historical information about the founding of the Standard Oil Company Historical Information about men important to the Industrial Revolution Inventors and inventions important to the revolution George Washington Carver
George Washington CarverAlexandar Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell John Deere
John DeereBenjamin Franklin
The World of Benjamin FranklinRobert Fulton
Robert Fulton Elias Howe
Elias Howe: The Invention of the Sewing Machine Cyrus McCormick
Cyrus Hall McCormick Eli Whitney
Eli WhitneyHistory of American Railroads Historical background, information, facts Historical background; important facts and information Questions and answers about the invention of the first steamboat; links to more information Facts and information about John Fitch and early steamboats; black and white photographs Inventors and Inventions links What's new in inventions; Important facts and information about famous inventors and their inventions; invention links A bi-monthly magazine full of informative articles covering all aspect of inventing The National Inventors Hall of Fame: exhibit information, online exhibits, links to other invention sites National Inventors Hall of Fame Photographs, audio clips, biographies of famous inventors (listed in alphabetical order) Labour Unions A Short History of American Labor Historical background and facts Labor Unions: Gadfly to Big Business A brief history Samuel Gompers: First President to the American Federation of Labor Brief biographical information; historical information about the history of labor unions Samuel Gompers: Profiles in Citizenship Biographical information; historical fact and information about the history of labor unions Historical facts and information Women in the Workplace: Labor Unions Historical facts and information about working conditions in the early textile mills; photographs Women in the Workplace: Labor Unions: Women Who Made a Difference Historical facts and information about working conditions in the early textile mills; historical facts and information about the women who fought for better working conditons Immigration America West: European Immigration Photographs, a summarized article about Swedish immigration to the United States American Immigration Home Page Links to articles about immigration to the United States, including reference to in each of the four time zones 1607-1830, 1830-1890, 1890-1924 and 1968-Present...
A summarized article about Mexican immigration A summarized article about German immigration A summarized article about Eastern European Immigration Historical information and facts and information Ellis Island: Through America's Gateway An historical overview; the journey through America's gate; photographs; audio files A summarized article about Scandinavian immigration A summarized article about Philippine immigration Immigration and Ellis Island, Who were the immigrants, Peaks of immigration, What the journey was like Immigration History Research Center International resource on American immigration and ethnic history, archival and library collections A summarized article about Chinese immigration A summarized article about Irish immigration New York City: Gateway to America A summarized article A summarized article about Japanese immigration A summarized article about French Immigration A summarized article about Russian immigration Welcome to Electronic Ellis Island: A Virtual Heritage Museum Historical facts and information: photographs, sounds Links to other sites about immigration LINKS OTHER HISTORY SITES THAT WILL ALSO CONTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION Photograph archives, video archives, document image archives, sound archives, important facts and information - SEARCHABLE by keyword American Memory Learning Page of the Library of Congress Historical collections of photographs, documents, motion pictures, and sound recordings about American culture and history - SEARCHABLE by keyword A wealth of resources about 18th Century America, original newspapers, maps, writings, biographies Territorial expansion of the United States Historical Document DatabaseTexts of famous historical documents Resources about America's history - SEARCHABLE by keyword History Net - Where History Lives on the Web American history, World history, eyewitness accounts, personality profiles, great battles - SEARCHABLE by keyword American Revolution, Civil War, featured articles, history of the U.S.A. An historical encyclopedia which includes historical people from 1000 B.C. to the present, and historical events - SEARCHABLE by keyword Historical People and their words, historical documents, historical geography, battle maps, links to other map sites Smithsonian National Museum of American History Complete archived collections Native American history, Colonial period, revolution, early republic, 19th century, 20th century Link to The History Channel Each month the History Channel takes new explorations into the past and puts them on display for you, utilizing state-of-the-art interactive technology; listen to speeches drawn from the most famous broadcasts and recordings of the Twentieth Century. The History Channel Time Machine brings you to a different speech every day; trivia quiz; fact of the day; games Did you know:
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