Throughout centuries‚ there have been numerous events and modifications that influenced the lifestyle we are capable of having in the present day. The Industrial Revolution began around the 18th and 19th centuries where major transformations in agriculture‚ manufacturing‚ transport‚ mining‚ and technology had a reflective effect on society throughout the world; with the help of a few talented‚ intelligent inventors‚ such as James Watt‚ Eli Whitney‚ & Thomas Edison they innovated upon previous works
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The experiences of the urban working classes during the industrial revolution were harsh and unforgiving compared to our modern urban lives. People who used to live in serene farms or peaceful towns and were now forced to live in dark and crowded cities to in order to support their own/ family needs. These places are usually filthy and filled with disease-ridden air. Exposure to this kind of environment could cause a poor health conditions for the people who were living in that area especially children
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The Industrial Revolution The Agriculture Revolution was a time when people worked the land by using simple hand tools. By the 1800’s‚ most people in Western Europe and the United States lived on farms. The nation’s economy was based on farming and the making of goods by hand and trading. They lived in rural areas in little cottages lit with firelight and candles. They made their own clothes and grew their own food. The system of making your own clothes was called the putting out system. The
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The Industrial Revolution was a time period that the working class really suffered in. Cities and jobs were packed and workers were being treated unfairly. Children were the most affected by this negative aspect of intense unfair labor. Although there was a good side to this time period‚ for the upper and middle class this period was a positive and a great advancement in transportation‚ machinery‚ medicine‚ and new inventions. The negatives in this situation for the working and poor class definitely
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Justin Grzechowiak Essay #1 During the second industrial revolution the U.S. was expanding and advancing rapidly. This ultimately led to a lot of corruption and most importantly a very unequal distribution of wealth amongst the people. The factory owners of this time period were living lavishly while their hard working employees were struggling to put food on the table. The gap between the rich and the poor was growing just as fast as the country itself. Something needed to be done about
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During the eighteenth century‚ the Industrial Revolution started in Britain‚ then throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries the industrial revolution spread throughout Europe. The industrial revolution affected the lives of many people but not in a good way. Terrible working conditions in factories‚ increase in pollution‚ and changing the social aspects of women are all reason for why the industrial revolution was a bad thing. When machinery was created‚ more people had to work in factories
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Division during the Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution was a time throughout the 18th and 19th centuries in which primarily agriculture based societies in the countries of America and Europe began to implicate industrialized and urban practices. Many rituals that would usually be done at the home of landowners using animal or manpower‚ was now being moved into factories and being done with mechanically engineered machinery. While there were many radical social changes made during the revolution
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During the nineteenth century‚ Britain underwent a drastic change of technologies‚ techniques and energy sources‚ this was known as the Industrial Revolution. However‚ to power these industries‚ an increase of child labour was necessary. It may be argued that some children were beneficiaries of the era; however‚ through an examination of their conditions in both the textile factories and mines‚ and their quality of city life‚ it is revealed that the majority were victims. Nevertheless‚ it may be
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During Britain’s Industrial Revolution‚ child labour epitomised the harsh realities of the era‚ exposing youngsters to grueling conditions with lasting repercussions. Physically‚ children endured long‚ hazardous workdays in factories and mines‚ often spanning twelve to sixteen hours‚ performing monotonous tasks amid poorly ventilated spaces. The absence of safety measures in machinery led to frequent accidents and injuries‚ while exposure to pollutants exacerbated respiratory ailments. Moreover‚
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work that interferes with a youth’s childhood in a mental or physical way or any work that may harm one under the age of eighteen. During the Industrial Revolution in Europe during the late eighteenth century sparked the rise towards modern laws against child labor. Since ancient time children completed hard jobs with little no pay and before the Industrial Revolution many children were working in sweatshops or other means to help their family earn money. The number of working youth has lowered significantly
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