What were the results of the Industrial Revolution in Britain?
As a result of the Industrial Revolution， Britain was by 1830 the “workshop of the world；” no other country was yet ready to compete with her in industrial production. （2分） Towns grew rapidly and became the source of the nation’s wealth. （1分）The north of England， until the 18th century a backward region， was now the most advanced in Britain. （1分）Mechanization destroyed the livelihood of those who could not invest in it. （1分）The working men worked and lived in appalling conditions. （1分）“Luddites” supposedly led by Ned Ludd attempted to destroy the hated machines， but were severely punished by the government. （1分）The Industrial Revolution created the industrial working class， the proletariat， and it later led to trade unionism. （1分）【评分参考】1.内容为8分，语言为2分。一般拼写错误不扣分。如有重大语法错误或拼写错误引 起误解，要扣语言分。2.提供的答案仅供参考，如考生的回答与参考答案不完全相同，但内容切题且语言表 述正确，也应给满分。
