Industrial Revolution DBQ
As the Industrial Revolution came about in the early 1800’s and it had a big impact on not only how people lived, but how long people lived. From the British Medical Journal, The Lancet, the life expectancy of a professional was only to the age of 38, it was 20 years old for a person of the middle class or an average person, and for a laborer in the factories the life expectancy was about 17 years old. (Doc. 8) The reason for terrible numbers is all of the pollution in the air and water throughout the city. From The Graphic magazine, the picture shows the view from the Blackfriars bridge over the River Irwell. The picture shows all of the pollution in the air and the water. It shows all of the pollutants from the factories through the smoke
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People all around Europe started moving to the major cities where things were getting more industrialized. People were seeking jobs so they could provide for their families. Since everyone knew that money they desperately needed was in the cities, everyone migrated at one time, which eventually lead to overcrowding. As the Town and City Maps of the British Isles shows, from 1750 to 1850 many things changed. In the map from the 1750’s there is only a small area of development that only covers about one third of the map, while the map from the 1850 has the whole thing show the area of development. The 1850 map also includes railroads and canals that were used to transport items that were produced during the Industrial Revolution. (Doc. 1) Since everything was so condensed there was no space for any of the bad air to get out. So the workers will constantly be breathing in all of the toxic air when they are at work and even when they go to the place they sleep because all of their life is revolved around the same area. Edwin Chadwick, “ Close and overcrowded dwellings, prevail among the laboring classes. The annual loss of life from filth and bad ventilation is greater than the loss from death or wounds in modern wars,” (Doc. 6) The overcrowding is harsh enough to the people in Manchester, but the working conditions are even worse. Workers go through tough fourteen hour days with barely anything to eat. Flora Tristan, “ Most workers lack clothing, bed, furniture, fuel, wholesome food—even potatoes! They spend from twelve to fourteen hours each day shut up in low-ceilinged rooms where with every breath of foul air they absorb fibers of cotton, wool or flax, or particles of copper, lead or iron.” (Doc. 7) Workers could not have a decent meal or drink because the water they had to drink hard all of the toxic waste from the
People all around Europe started moving to the major cities where things were getting more industrialized. People were seeking jobs so they could provide for their families. Since everyone knew that money they desperately needed was in the cities, everyone migrated at one time, which eventually lead to overcrowding. As the Town and City Maps of the British Isles shows, from 1750 to 1850 many things changed. In the map from the 1750’s there is only a small area of development that only covers about one third of the map, while the map from the 1850 has the whole thing show the area of development. The 1850 map also includes railroads and canals that were used to transport items that were produced during the Industrial Revolution. (Doc. 1) Since everything was so condensed there was no space for any of the bad air to get out. So the workers will constantly be breathing in all of the toxic air when they are at work and even when they go to the place they sleep because all of their life is revolved around the same area. Edwin Chadwick, “ Close and overcrowded dwellings, prevail among the laboring classes. The annual loss of life from filth and bad ventilation is greater than the loss from death or wounds in modern wars,” (Doc. 6) The overcrowding is harsh enough to the people in Manchester, but the working conditions are even worse. Workers go through tough fourteen hour days with barely anything to eat. Flora Tristan, “ Most workers lack clothing, bed, furniture, fuel, wholesome food—even potatoes! They spend from twelve to fourteen hours each day shut up in low-ceilinged rooms where with every breath of foul air they absorb fibers of cotton, wool or flax, or particles of copper, lead or iron.” (Doc. 7) Workers could not have a decent meal or drink because the water they had to drink hard all of the toxic waste from the