Chapter 17 (p.827-861)

The topic of discussion in this section is the industrial revolution, which began in 1750 and ended in 1900. This revolution was developed from the global energy demands in fossil fuels. These fossil fuels include coal, oil, and gas. Originally humans used other sources that stored energy, these included, water, wind, and wood. But when the industrial revolution formed, they started burning the fossil fuels I mentioned above. When the industrial revolution had begun spreading to other countries like the united kingdom, people started changing the way they did things from what they were used to. The Brits ended up changing the way that they produced textiles and eventually other countries caught on as well. This revolution not only changed these things but also changed the way that foods were processed which effected agriculture. Machinery was used for this process and more chemicals and pesticides began to be used.