Railroads have been around for almost two hundred years. During the Industrial Revolution‚ Railroads were one of the important factors. Railroads brought out only benefits to America‚ they brought political‚ economic and social change in only 50 years since they were brought to America. Trains and railroads were also an important factor during the civil war. Trains helped by carrying military supplies from one military camp to another. Over the next 50 years‚ America would come to build spectacular
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~Author Unknown When you think of drinking a hot cup of tea‚ you can’t help but feel rather British. Although tea did not originate in Britain‚ it certainly found a home there. At a time when the world was speeding up‚ the shuffle of the Industrial Revolution was embraced by some‚ avoided by others‚ and left some scrambling to find their place. Tom Standage’s A History of the World in Six Glasses‚ cleverly explains tea’s journey across the world and back and its lasting impact on all. As the
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LIFE DURING THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION Industrialization- As American factories grew‚ they no longer needed to employ skilled workers who had spent years learning their particular trade. Instead‚ they could hire unskilled laborers who performed simple tasks and worked for lower wages. As a result‚ American factory work became "deskilled" after the Civil War. WORKING CONDITIONS -Even in good times wages were low‚ hours long and working conditions hazardous. -Little of the wealth which the nation
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Industrial Revolution Industrial Revolution The general working conditions in northeastern factories was sad‚ they was very dangerous and not safe in any way. Corruption and abuse was frequent also in working conditions and very few workers worked their way to poverty‚ it seemed impossible to so with the way things were going. Workers were doomed to repeat dull repetitive tasks every single day‚ day after day and there were no labor laws. Child labor was common and for a worker that was
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The Industrial Revolution that spanned 50 years (from 1870 to 1920) was a period of time in which technology and the evolution of mass production were introduced to the general public and changed the lives of many. The very extensive list of inventions that were created and distributed to the people of the United States were able alter almost every aspect of their lives from their home to their working environments and social interactions. Though there were possibly hundreds of creations brought
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Social: As the industrial revolution began‚ coffee started being replaced by tea since it slightly sharpens the mind as compared to alcohol. Workers began to get tea breaks so they can concentrate better on the fast working machines. Tea was a really popular drink in China and it was also famous for it’s antibacterial properties. Since‚ tea was made with boiled water it had the ability to fend people from waterborne illnesses. The East India Company was most famous for trading and exporting tea;
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The industrial revolution changed the way products were made tremendously‚ Items were made fast and cheap unlike before Textile mills‚ it use to take a while. The Mills were located by waterfalls and fast moving bodies of water‚ with They soon made turbines which replaced water wheels‚ Iron bevel gears were used to transfer energy. Leather belts connected the power to the machinery‚ water had the ability to power an entire mill. 40% of the mills were children as young as 4 years old. The first step
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Have you ever wonder how transport was created? In the industrial revolution between the years‚ 1750-1901 transport had a big influence on the society and Economy. Transportation inventions picked up in 1800 seeing the creation. Railways‚ steamboats and roads. Transportation in Britain roads were badly built and maintained. The railway’s lines were not around and instead‚ they had carriages pulled by horses. Transportation was created to get one thing from point A to point B which could be people
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Industrial revolution powered by child slaves? W hen the industrial first came to Britain and the United States‚ there was a high demand on labour. Many people migrated from rural country side to the newly industrialized cities to find work. However‚ things didn’t turn out as bright as they did. To survive in the lowest level of poverty‚ all the members in the family go to work. This led to high rise of child labour in factories. Children were not treated well‚ overworked and underpaid for a long
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one labor law Sweatshops began during the early eighteen-hundreds as the demand for cotton and textiles rose We demand for slave clothing cuz thousands of factories to rise in the North and with the Tariff Act of 1816 thousands more joined Soon after this ready-to-wear pre-made clothing was very popular with Sailors and unmarried men and during the Civil War the factories satisfy the needs for uniforms by increasing the production of the clothing tremendously(Industrial Evolution) Not
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