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    One of the causes of the industrial revolution is child labor. This made up a lot of the revolution because the child labor was really bad. The children cleaned the machinery and could sometimes lose their limbs. Another cause is the new inventions in the industrial factories. With the new inventions came new jobs and opportunities. However‚ with new jobs in bigger cities caused many people to move. With everyone moving to the city for better jobs‚ the apartments were very packed. Usually the

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    The American industrial worker had numerous changes after the Civil War which began with the reconstruction of the nation. The advancement in industrial technologies including those in the steel and iron production industry‚ as well as the major increase of immigrants coming to the United States‚ and numerous labor unions helped to shape the American Industrial workers between 1865 and 1900. This would eventually shape the work force to become the most productive in its time and as well change the

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    Just imagine your life working all day everyday.TO BEGIN WITH factories started to find a new source of labor to run their machines whitch was little CHILDEREN.A driven machine started to replace hand labor for making certain items. Then child labor started to be a major problem. CHILDEREN had terrible working conditions and low life expecting. FACTORIES system split up families for a lot of hours. Poverty children and families were poor barely ate food and moms and dads had to work also with the

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    Have you ever wondered what victorian child labor was like in victorian england? Well‚ it’s not like any thing like scones and tea. Children would climb up chimneys and if they got stuck the boss would light a fire to “encourage” the child or perhaps the story about the little girl who tried to run away but was caught and forced to stay in a dark attic with a adult corps‚ or maybe the young boy who got crushed and died instantly by a machine. Learn all about Child labor and the horrible working conditions

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    Industrial Revolution The Industrial revolution was a rough and good time. It was rough because the work was so strict and demanding and life consuming. It was good because it allowed the world to grow and develope and more people had jobs which means more people had money to succeed. The child labor laws during the Industrial Revolution weren’t as strict as they were today. Before the industrial revolution children typically worked on family farms. During the industrial revolution children worked

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    During the industrial revolution‚ children and adults were forced to worked in factories. These factories had controversial working conditions. The workers were forced to work thirteen or fourteen hours a day. Many of theses people were forced move from their farms into the major city to work in these factories. Many people had strong opinions on whether the conditions in the factory were safe enough or suitable for the people working there. Some doctors believe that working here was beneficial for

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    Childhood Lost It took four years‚ 140‚000 deaths‚ and over 4 million injuries to child employees before the public spoke up in 1904 with the creation of the National Child Labor Committee. One out of five boys would spend his twelve hours of his day laboring at steel and textile factories for the hardly livable wage of ten cents. The social and political unrest created by the institution of child labor throughout the Gilded Age and Progressive Era had a crucial and lasting influence on American

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    It was a period of booming business‚ of contribution and convenience‚ and of improvements and innovations‚ but it was also a period where transportation rapidly evolved – that’s the Industrial Revolution. The invention of canals‚ enhanced roads‚ railways and ships brought about many significant changes on both society and economy (as well as many different aspects of life) during that time‚ and even until today. With the Industrial Revolution and the subsequent mechanisation of production‚ there

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    Before the late 1700’s‚ any manufacturing was performed in people’s homes‚ using handtools or basic machinery. There was no talk or even thought of creating something that could produce faster than a human could without a human having to do anything. Life back then was purely about making through the day and ultimately surviving. Nature determined people’s lives and if you starved to death so did everyone else in your community. Soon enough‚ Britain was the first on its way to great success through

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    The Industrial Revolution brought forth several social changes. One change was that the Industrial Revolution created the middle class and the working class. The middle class had a more comfortable lifestyle over the working class as they owned and operated most of the industries. The middle class lived in homes with running water and luxuries whereas the working class struggled to survive in the slums that were apartment buildings with small rooms and no running water. The children in the working

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