their profits by cramming as many poorly-built houses into as small a space as possible. Such as cramped‚ squalid living conditions proved the perfect breeding ground for disease. The new factories were like magnets. Made small tows overcrowded cities due to the knock on effect. The development of factories led to poor conditions. Poorly built houses Cramped living conditions Extremely poor hygiene Run-down‚ dilapidated housing Housing: Housing was small and cramped with numerous houses
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removed HTML --) Inventions (-- removed HTML --) (-- removed HTML --) The Market Revolution brought many inventions that changed the way things were done. Inventions helped with manufacturing‚ farming and other areas. The cotton gin was invented by Eli Whitney during
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and working conditions were challenging. After the Industrial Revolution‚ people left their life in the provinces and migrated to cities. The people left behind the main source of income‚ agriculture and animal husbandry‚ and started to work in factories. The emergence of the machines reduced the dependence on human power in production. However‚ different social classes emerged in England. These; upper class‚ middle class and working class. The emergence of these different classes has led people
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because selective breeding was not common‚ this meant that if a single plant was susceptible to a certain virus then all of them were. Crops were also vulnerable to natural disaster. Professor Diana Shard describes the transition from hunting to farming as “agonizing” calling to attention that even though something is universally hailed as an incredible step for mankind‚ it does not mean that the population will not need time to adjust. There was also an exponential population boom that commodified
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also very hard. The people at this time had to support themselves and their families and the new inventions were taking away their jobs and leaving them on the streets with no job‚ food or shelter. The Industrial Revolution also drew people from farming in the countryside to living in the newly built towns and cities. This would lead to overpopulation in the cities and cause diseases throughout that would kill many. There were many inventions
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West Texas‚ an area that boasts to be home to much of the world’s cotton. In fact‚ the main city‚ Lubbock‚ calls itself the “cottonest city” in the world (Rivoli 3). Cotton‚ it would seem‚ has a very sordid past. “The worlds first factories were cotton textile factories” (Rivoli 9)‚ and these came about during the Industrial Revolution in England. Demand increased so much during this time that it became necessary for Britain to look elsewhere for its cotton. The winner here was the American South
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sewing machine and the telegraph. The sewing was invented by Elias Howe and Issac Singer in 1846‚ who became extremely wealthy. It was favorable for those who made their own clothes or paid other people to so and it also offered more jobs and big factories. The telegraph was invented by Samuel Morse which allowed people to send messages more quickly through a wire rather than mail.
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the U.S. economy. There are many different opinions on the changes that have taken place. The proposition side believes modern technologies have been made that include low-cost and powerful microelectronic devices that can cause productivity in factories and in office to increase. They also believe that the advancements in technology have begun a new revolution. Whereas‚ the opposing side believes that because of technological
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the economy. The impact was great and allowed for the populous to acquire items with ease. This ease of producing and acquiring goods allowed for the Industrial Revolution to justly earn its title by it influence of society. The mechanization of factories allowed for an expansion in employment but as machines became more skilled the necessity for certain jobs disappeared. This ideal of the progression of mechanization of machines is still applicable currently. This mechanization enacted both negative
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in rural areas. According to Nathan Keyfitz (1989)‚ the only way urban areas maintained their existence until recently was by the continual in-migration of rural people. There is also the issue of class divide and gender inequality. Entrepreneurs‚ factory owners‚ and industrialists gained enormous wealth‚ while the working classes were confined to unsafe working environment‚ low-paying jobs‚ and unhealthy living conditions. Among those hard off were women and children as stated by Gender‚ Work‚ and
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