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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After the first European settlers and before the 19th Century was there mostly slaves who arrived to America‚ and that was not voluntarily. Subsequently of the win of independence in America came a lot of immigrants from countries where the conditions were bad for a hope of better life and opportunities in America. After a long‚ dangerous and exhausting journey over the Atlantic Ocean was the sight of the Statue of Liberty in the distance a symbol for hope‚ happiness and holiness for immigrants
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factor “ in the changing map of Europe in the 19th century ? During the 19th century‚ the map of Europe changed immensely. War was one of the reasons for these changes‚ with Napoleonic Wars‚ the Russo-Persian War and the Crimean War. However‚ war was not the only cause of territorial changes : differences in opinions‚ revolts‚ the Congress of Vienna and the end of the Holy Alliance were also causes of the changing map of Europe in the 19th century. On the one hand‚ war was the most important
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The 19th century was a great period when a wide variety of philosophies were developed that is still in existence to date. This was the era when the need to define and categorize ideas that would shape and structure the society came into mind. The world changed in a major way with the Enlightenment‚ French and American Revolution and the great Industrial Revolution being the greatest contributors. The greatest thinkers ever in time were being disturbed by the situation of the working class‚ and nobody
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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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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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During the 19th century‚ hundreds of thousands of people moved to the United States. A large chunk of these people came from Ireland. The biggest motivations for the Irish people to immigrate were a major food shortage in Ireland‚ railroad advertisements‚ and urbanization in the U.S. In Ireland‚ the primary food source was the potato. Conveniently‚ a disease started to spread around Ireland that killed most of their potatoes. This disease caused a huge famine that killed a large amount of the Irish
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Primary Source Analysis: The Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution in Europe could be described as the transition of the use of hand-powered labor to machine operated manufacturing methods. This transition ultimately changed the way the world produces its goods in a more efficient and quicker way in today’s modern world. This revolution began in Great Britain in 1750 and followed the Agricultural Revolution. Through primary source documents like the Factory System: Two Views (Dr. Andrew
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Life During the Pre-Industrial Revolution The American Industrial Revolution was considered a period of time where America was going through “its aging stage.” Life before the Industrial Revolution was mainly revolved around agriculture and hand-made products. People earned their living by working at home‚ since most of their manufactured goods were often made in their cottage using only hand tools or simple inventions‚ such as old spinning wheels and the wooden plow. These simple tools produced
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Starting around the 19th century‚ imperialism is the act of one country taking control of another. Throughout the 1800s‚ a myriad of European countries dominated other‚ smaller countries. The leaders of the imperialist countries justified this act by saying it was their duty to spread their religion‚ language‚ and government to the “savage” and “uncivilized” natives (their “white man’s burden”). Imperialist nations were also constantly competing with each other for superiority and ascendancy. They
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