(50 points) Write 2-3 paragraphs explaining the overall effect of the Industrial Revolution.
Your answer should be written in paragraph/essay format.
Any sources used should be cited at the bottom of your paper.
All answers should show you have learned something from Unit 9. Material from other units will not be graded for this assignment.
If you are stuck, you can think about the following topics: textile mills, interchangeable parts, the Lowell System, unions, labor reform, steamboats, railroads, coal, the telegraph, and/or new inventions.