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    dangerous very dangerous in the coal mines‚ many children developed lung cancer and other diseases and died before the age of 25‚ while others died from gas explosions. Some children were employed as "scavengers" by cotton mills‚ their jobs would be to climb under machinery to pick up cotton‚ some died from being crushed under the machines‚ and some lost hands or even limbs. After reports of these atrocities became widespread politicians and the government tried to limit child labor by law‚ but factory

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    industry my products are being exported faster and way cheaper. So for our factory more money goes into fabric and more workers. Another invention that helped me is the steam engine because it powered my machines so i was able to produce more weaved cotton faster. It also‚ made my workers jobs easier by having them shape the

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    The British Industrial revolution is defined as the rapid economic growth and industrialization which occurred in Britain between the 16th and 18th century. There are several arguments posed with regards to what the sole cause was for this revolution. One being on the idea of trade and the interactions with countries outside of Britain (Western Europe‚ Western Africa and the Americas) as the cause of industrialization (Atlantic World economic system). Indeed‚ the Atlantic World economic system was

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    The Industrial Revolution happened after the Agricultural Revolution had taken place. This advance in the farming communities had required less people to work the land. Therefore‚ there were more young people available to marry at younger ages‚ which lead to a population boom. In the mid -1700s the population in Britain was 5.7 million‚ by the end of the century the population increased to 8.7 million people. As a result‚ there was abundant of a raw resource and this was children. Just the raw material

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    most parents couldn’t work so they would force they son / daughter to work in there and most of them jobs would gave them an income to give to their family. The most popular and known are factories and mines. Other jobs are working in fields picking cotton and in the streets. Working in the street jobs included shining shoes‚ selling newspapers‚ canning fish‚ making clothes and weaving

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    The Victorian Era was well known for employing young children in factories‚ mines‚ and as chimney sweeps. Since children were expected to help towards the family budget‚ they often were working long hours in dangerous conditions for low wages. Several kids lost limbs or even their lives performing these jobs. Multiple Factory Acts were passed to prevent the exploitation of children in the workplace. However‚ children of poor families would still leave school at very young ages and be forced to

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    Child labour was important in factories. For reasons such as factory could pay them less than an adult for similar work‚ also‚ the children could fit their hands into small places to fix little things or work in ways adults couldn’t making it seem more beneficial. Although it seemed beneficial‚ it was important to stop child labour because it kept children out of school. This meant they didn’t get a proper education and possibly get a better job. The children‚ more than often‚ got badly injured and

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    Lowell‚ Massachusetts is located in Middlesex County and was named after Francis Cabot Lowell. Mr. Lowell was an industrialist who helped create the first planned industrial community. During the industrial revolution‚ Lowell dominated the woolen and cotton textile industry for over 100 years. Because of technological innovations Lowell was beginning to thrive as a major industrial center and women were flocking to the mills in hope of finding work. For the first time in U.S. history‚ women became

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    parents till they go home at night and are sent to bed.” Richard Oastler‚ interviewed in 1832. Children worked as street cleaners‚ sold products on the streets‚ worked in the match factory‚ cotton mills‚ shipyards‚ construction sites‚ chimney sweeping and coal mining. Children were first being employed in cotton mills in the Industrial Revolution.

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    ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT CIA Kyle Smitley Founder and CEO of Barley & Birch’s Entrepreneurs are busy by nature and the one chosen by me is Kyle Smitley. She may be busier than most as she’s a full-time second-year law student in San Francisco‚ and also the founder of an organic kids clothing line that has become popular with celebrity moms like Jessica Alba and Sheryl Crow. The reason I chose Kyle Smitley is because she seems to be able to do it all and handles her studies along with the

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