The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes between 1760, 1820 and 1840. The transition that marked a major changing point in the history to the modern era. Many economists said the standard of living is the major impact that start to increase consistently …show more content…
The British government passed a series of Calico Acts in order to protect the domestic woolen industry from the increasing amounts of cotton fabric import from India (Correia 4). Before the Industrial Revolution occurred, spinning and weaving were done in households with a spinning wheel and one hand loom weaver. For domestic consumption and as a cottage industry under the putting-out system. The putting-out system produced under contract to merchant, who often supplied the raw materials for household (Correia 5). The improvement of the spinning wheel was to increasing the output of weaver …show more content…
During 1950s to the 1980s the living condition has been very controversial. Most of the population was at the bottom of the social ladder and suffered severe poor living condition, even though during 1813 to 1913, there was a significant increase in worker wages. The hunger and malnutrition were the average of the majority of the population of the world, including Britain and France, until the late 19th century. The mean life expectancy was between 35 years in Europe and 45 to 50 in the United States. Living conditions in Britain with the population density was extremely high while disease spread through a water supply. Also at risk to developing pathologies due to persistent dampness. After the new public health acts regulating, the conditions had been greatly improved (Correia