he Victorian Ages were a rough time for the working class. Children were considered a helping hand‚ and in those times the people did not believe in childhood. Children were considered labor slaves‚ and they were in high demand. Children worked on the farms‚ the street‚ textile mills‚ servants and even the worst‚ prostitution. Often children were orphans‚ and they lived on the streets. But orphans were not the only children on the streets; children that came from abusive families‚ alcoholics
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little regard for children. Victorian Child Labor was prevalent in the Victorian Era. Here is a list of several types of jobs that children did. List: Coal mines Laundry for pay Chimney Sweep Sweated Trades Factory Worker Matchmaking Scare the birds from the fields Pottery Making Farm Worker Textile Mill Ship Yard Pick Pocket Seller in the Streets Rail station Domestic Servant Hat Making Rat Catcher Prostitution -As you can see Victorian Child Labor covered a broad spectrum of
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Most people left their farms because of the enclosure system and moved to the towns the move from countryside to towns is call “urbanization”.Children living in urban areas during the industrial revolution had no option but to become miners‚factory workers or street kids. Most of the children were orphans (the life expectancy was not very high) and had no one to stand up for them. Mines: Around this time the demand for coal was increasing‚ because there was a shortage of flammable sources and
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movement of goods and people. Also‚ new social reforms came about‚ dealing with critical issues including that of child labor. In addition‚ the effects of the revolution resulted in a great improvement in living standards for many people. Although the positive affects of the Industrial Revolution were plentiful‚ there were also several negative affects concerning the issues of railroads‚ child labor‚ and certain living conditions. The railroads built during the Industrial Revolution allowed for widespread
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The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain‚ 1750. The Industrial Revolution because of Great Britain’s resources‚ wealth‚ and innovation.The Industrial Revolution replaced man labor with man made machines which increased the wealth of cities. Although the Industrial Revolution led to positive effects‚ ultimately‚ the Industrial Revolution did not lead to the progress of society because it caused poor working conditions‚ fatal accidents in the workplace and pollution. The Industrial Revolution
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Urban transformation‚ Railroads‚ and the Steel Industry all helped contribute to the American Industrial Revolution.The American Industrial Revolution was the rapid development of industry that took place in the late 18th century and early 19th century. The Revolution was categorized by the use of steam power‚ the growth of factories‚ and the mass production of manufactured goods. Between 1860 and 1910 the urban population went from 6 million to over 44 million. Rural Americans left their farms
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Many people believe that working class families were unsafe in textile factories. These child labourers Were in these factories with over working and almost no food to eat‚ with no education‚ which is not safe. A House of Lords interview‚ during 1819‚ states “ The stated of the health of the cotton factory children is much worse than that of an unemployed one”. This is coming from a doctor‚ shows these kids were clearly in a sanitized and safe environment. So clearly some kids are working and some
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A Web of Brands In Naomi Klein’s A Web of Brands ‚ published in Fences and Windows 2002‚ the author shows “that the economic divide is widening and cultural choices are narrowing” (P.24). She does this by telling about how she started this book in a warehouse in Toronto where she lived. She talks about how in the 30 and 40’s immigrants where running around and how they are still around the same place now. She then continues to tell us about the 12 story warehouse and how they are all stuck there
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Because of the tremendous availability of natural resources and great geography‚ the birth of the Industrial Revolution began in England. It was also where new inventions that forever changed the agricultural world. This led to the low demand for farmers and many people were moving to cities to find work in factories‚ which spearheaded the industrial movement. The Industrial Revolution was a negative for society because of the poor factory jobs‚ dangerous coal mines‚ and horrible living conditions
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by working in the factories‚ and there was better infrastructure than before the Revolution. Although there were many positive changes‚ there were still some negative results of the Revolution. One of the main negative effects was the increase in child labor; children of ages 5 and up worked long hours in poor conditions. These children would start working from five in the morning until nine at night and get only one forty minutes break during the day. They
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