During the war, did not contribute to the food shortage in the south. bad weather causing poor crop union occupation of food-growing areas the drain of manpower into the army the loss of slaves to work in the fields

not too sure on this one thinking tyo organize the division of africa

first industrial revolution - the first wave of the industrial revolution lasted from the late 1700s to the mid-1800s. it industrialized the manufacture of textiles and began the move of production from homes to factories. steam power and the cotton gin played an important role in this period.