Definition: Industrial Revolution (scroll down for answer)       Definition: Industrial Revolution During the middle to later part of the eighteenth century, there was an enormous increase in the amount of machine-made finished goods in factories across England. These ideas spread to mainland Europe, the United States, and eventually the world. As cities boasted more and more factories, people migrated to them in a process called urbanization.                                              Urbanization was helped out by railroads that linked rural and urban areas. Steam-powered vehicles, like Robert Fulton’s steamboat, were available because of James Watt’s fuel-efficient steam engine. Click here for next flash card.      Back to eFlashcard headquarters