How Did The Industrial Revolution Create A Better Modern Day World
The industrial revolution was an era between the 18th and 19th century that lead massive developments in technology and environment that turned Early Britain into the leading country in early industrial development. Though, in some cases the rapid Industrialisation of Britain wasn't always a good thing. This essay will demonstrate different views of whether the Industrial Revolution created a better modern day world.
The Industrial Revolution was a stage in history that saw the introduction to many different and more efficient forms of power and manufacturing. Britain is known to be the earliest countries to lead the Revolution and quickly used this to there advantage, forbidding the exportation of any newly manufactured machinery, they later realised how profitable exportation might actually be and thus they agreed to send goods to nearby countries and allies. In 1781 James Watt, a Scottish engineer, patented a machine engine that used steam to power vehicles for long travels, although the first official and practical invention of the steam engine was in 1712, James Watts …show more content…
improved the already used engine. The invention of steam power was one of the leading forces to jumpstart industrialisation in Great Britain. The steam power was a big part of the Industrial Revolution but most early inventions were mostly textile such as: The spinning Jenny, The spinning mule and later would be inventions such as the cotton gin. In 1844 the telegraph was invented by Samuel Morse which used morse code to communicate across extreme lengths and changed the way people communicated for the rest of history.
Although a massive development in human history, the Industrial Revolution was one of the most dangerous and environmentally damaging eras in history.
During this time the average life span was decreased by a decade from 50 to 40 years of age. Through the introductions of factories and the use of coal for power created massive amounts of pollution and sickness for the people at the time, because of the mass production in factories and at the rate that materials were being used, caused coal and many natural resources to deplete at a rapid rate, from 1700 to 1900 approximately 250 million tonnes of coal had been used which was exponential compared to the 2.7 million at the earliest stages of the Industrial Revolution. The invention of the oil lamp was helpful for miners as they didn't need to ignite any open flames which meant they could mine more coal quicker and in more “safer”
conditions.
During the Industrial Revolution working conditions were absolutely horrible, environmentally people had dangerously large amounts of lung conditions and excess coughing. Workers were aged as young as 6 years old and were forced to work upwards of 15 hours of work for very small amounts of money, (approximately 7 shillings.) Workers were often treated poorly in harsh conditions and were often beaten by their overseer and more commonly than expected the recipient of the beating usually died. The first legal initiative to eliminate child labour was in 1833 when The Factory Act was created and enforced, the Factory Act banned children younger than 9 to be employed and decreased the hours that 9-13 year olds could work. Some years later in 1842 the Mines Act was also created, this raised the legal age of child workers in mines to 10 years. The two acts helped in starting a movement to eliminate child labour. In 1880 the Education Act introduced compulsory schooling and education to anyone up to the age of 10, and raised the age to leave school to 12 years of age.
In conclusion, the Industrial Revolution was a horrible time for people but their suffering has helped in creating better conditions and ways of living for the modern day era.
The Industrial Revolution was a stage in history that saw the introduction to many different and more efficient forms of power and manufacturing. Britain is known to be the earliest countries to lead the Revolution and quickly used this to there advantage, forbidding the exportation of any newly manufactured machinery, they later realised how profitable exportation might actually be and thus they agreed to send goods to nearby countries and allies. In 1781 James Watt, a Scottish engineer, patented a machine engine that used steam to power vehicles for long travels, although the first official and practical invention of the steam engine was in 1712, James Watts …show more content…
improved the already used engine. The invention of steam power was one of the leading forces to jumpstart industrialisation in Great Britain. The steam power was a big part of the Industrial Revolution but most early inventions were mostly textile such as: The spinning Jenny, The spinning mule and later would be inventions such as the cotton gin. In 1844 the telegraph was invented by Samuel Morse which used morse code to communicate across extreme lengths and changed the way people communicated for the rest of history.
Although a massive development in human history, the Industrial Revolution was one of the most dangerous and environmentally damaging eras in history.
During this time the average life span was decreased by a decade from 50 to 40 years of age. Through the introductions of factories and the use of coal for power created massive amounts of pollution and sickness for the people at the time, because of the mass production in factories and at the rate that materials were being used, caused coal and many natural resources to deplete at a rapid rate, from 1700 to 1900 approximately 250 million tonnes of coal had been used which was exponential compared to the 2.7 million at the earliest stages of the Industrial Revolution. The invention of the oil lamp was helpful for miners as they didn't need to ignite any open flames which meant they could mine more coal quicker and in more “safer”
conditions.
During the Industrial Revolution working conditions were absolutely horrible, environmentally people had dangerously large amounts of lung conditions and excess coughing. Workers were aged as young as 6 years old and were forced to work upwards of 15 hours of work for very small amounts of money, (approximately 7 shillings.) Workers were often treated poorly in harsh conditions and were often beaten by their overseer and more commonly than expected the recipient of the beating usually died. The first legal initiative to eliminate child labour was in 1833 when The Factory Act was created and enforced, the Factory Act banned children younger than 9 to be employed and decreased the hours that 9-13 year olds could work. Some years later in 1842 the Mines Act was also created, this raised the legal age of child workers in mines to 10 years. The two acts helped in starting a movement to eliminate child labour. In 1880 the Education Act introduced compulsory schooling and education to anyone up to the age of 10, and raised the age to leave school to 12 years of age.
In conclusion, the Industrial Revolution was a horrible time for people but their suffering has helped in creating better conditions and ways of living for the modern day era.