During the 17th-19th centuries many advancements were made.  This is called the Age of Revolution because three revolutions occurred simultaneously, the industrial revolution, the political revolution, and the scientific revolution.  People started to look around them and figure out how they could make things better.  They invented things, theorized, and questioned their rights as people.
     The Industrial revolution was undoubtedly the most noticeable, however not the most influential, event to occur in that time period.  Factories were built, and items were for the first time being quickly and efficiently mass-produced.  Machines such as the cotton gin and the steam engine made work much easier, and people striked against bad factory working conditions.  Merchants prospered, due to the amount of new items to sell, and the British colonies were producing raw materials to fuel this production.
     The Political Revolution marked the point in history when people started to consider what rights they should and shouldn’t have.  Several governmental revolutions took place, as a result of the citizens crying out for fair treatment and equality for all.  The Independence of America was gained, and the Declaration of Independence became a model for other countries to follow with their policies on civil rights.  The very strands of government were being questioned.  This marked the downfall of a few absolute monarchies and the beginning of many new documents outlining the rights of the people.
     The Scientific Revolution might have been the most influential of all because it put into motion the events that would lead to many of the wonderful technological advances we have today.  Scientists such as Galileo and Newton discovered and explained many physical laws of the universe.  People began to grasp a better understanding of the world and the things around them.  Philosophers questioned the beliefs of the church and its followers.  Up until that time, most people believed the earth was the center of the universe, that there was nothing else, or just didn’t think about it at all.  A new theory was introduced by Nicholaus Copernicus that the universe was heliocentric, or centered around the sun.  Galileo and Kepler, both respected and accomplished scientists at the time, supported this.
     The implications of these revolutions are evident.  However, less obvious are the interdependencies that tie the three together.  Many of the new discoveries and inventions caused by the scientific revolution greatly contributed to the industrial revolution, such as the cotton gin.  The political and scientific revolutions could not have occurred without the communications advancements made in the industrial revolution.  In addition to this, The political revolution was influenced majorly by the scientific one, because as people were enlightened they realized the injustices being done.  In short, all of these events are dependent of each other, three intertwined happenings that cannot have existed if even one of them had ceased.
     These three revolutions influenced almost every aspect of our daily lives, so it is important to know how these changes were brought about.  Change is inevitable, so revolution is unavoidable.  The great minds of this time dared to question their society, and were rewarded by many things that made life easier.