Industrial Revolution

DBQ: Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution originally started in England in the late 1700’s.The revolution had many negative and positive effects on the people and society. It affected the economic and social life of the people. Some negative effects of the Industrial Revolution were that it caused a lot of pollution and it made cities become over populated, causing many deaths. Positive effects were that it helped create a lot of jobs for the people. One of the negative effects of the Industrial Revolution was that the cities were becoming over populated. The cities were beginning to grow rapidly and there wasn’t any planning so it began to get out of hand. The workers also lived in these things called slums that weren’t in the best shape. The streets of the cities weren’t that nice either. For example, in Document 4 , it describes what the streets looked like and says, “The streets are usually unpaved, full of holes, filthy…” Due to there being so many people, the crime was high. There were also many deaths because of the working conditions. An example would be in Document 2 when the man is being questioned and tells them about a young boy that was killed in the factory. He says, “ There was about a dozen died... a boy was caught in the machine and had both his thigh bones broke and from his knee to his hip the flesh was ripped up the same as it had been cut by a knife.” As you can see, the working conditions weren’t very safe and many times people got hurt or killed. Despite all the negative effects, there were also positive effects to the Industrial Revolution. One very positive effect was the huge production in goods. This led to decreased prices which made living conditions more affordable. There were also a lot of jobs because of the Industrial Revolution. During this time, many inventions were made. A lot of those inventions have been fixed up or changed a little but are still being used in modern day. Another positive effect was