Challenge 9 Fill in the blanks with the appropriate conjunctions orcausative verbs in the box.
caused
brought about
on account of
die
led to
accordingly
as a result
consequence
bere
owing to
thanks to
because

Before the industrial revolution, goods were manufactured in small shops and homes.
During the Industrial Revolution, manufacturing processes moved to large factories. It was(1).....
through the introduction of new technologies and types of transportation.
As a (2)....
it had important changes for the way of life of many people.
The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain in the late 1700s and spread to
Europe and the United States. (3)....
plenty of coal and iron, Britain was able
to power and make machines for its factories.
Transportation changed dramatically throughout the Industrial Revolution(4).....
the introduction new ways of travel including railroads, steamboats, and
automobiles.(5).....
the way people and products were able to travel around the
country and the world changed.
The Industrial Revolution (6).....
many social changes. (7)....
of
the revolution, people moved from the country to the cities to work in factories. Fewer
people worked on farms. (8)......
and became overcrowded, unsanitary,
polluted, and poor workers often lived in unsafe and unhealthy conditions.
Working conditions were often dangerous (9)......
few laws to protect workers
at the time. People often had to work long hours and child labor was a common practice.
By the end of the 1900s, labor unions and new laws began to create a safer working
environment. In time, this (10)....
more liberal political systems.​