Replacement of artisanal work by wage labor and the use of machines.
Explanation:
The Industrial Revolution was a set of changes that took place in Europe in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The main feature of this revolution was the replacement of artisanal work by wage labor and the use of machines.
Until the late eighteenth century most of the European population lived in the countryside and produced what they consumed. In artisanal way the producer dominated the whole production process.
Although production was predominantly artisanal, countries such as France and England had manufactures. Manufactures were large workshops where various artisans performed the tasks manually, but were subordinate to the owner of the manufacture.
