At the start of the 1700s, most people's day-to-day lives moved slowly. Few people ever left their hometowns. Leisure and sports barely existed, and instead of shopping for things, most people made them. Usually, all members of a family worked all day, so the family was able to survive.

The Industrial Revolution, an 80-year period from about 1760 to 1840, set off an explosion of change, and history hasn't stopped flying since. The technology of the Industrial Revolution turned daily life upside down. It changed how people ate, where they lived and how they worked, traveled, communicated and simply spent their days.

Those who lived through the Industrial Revolution most likely

A
never learned to use any technology.

B
did not see any important historical changes.

C
never did any shopping and always made their own goods.

D
witnessed the development of new technology.