The Industrial Revolution opened a door of opportunity for many people during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. It created job opportunities for whole families in a way that had never been done before‚ but that did not mean that these opportunities did not have costs. In Ashley’s Mines Commission‚ testimonies of mine workers of all different ages are shared and they demonstrate further detail into some of the costs that are paid for as a result of the development of mine labor progressed
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Industrial Revolution Industrial Revolution The general working conditions in northeastern factories was sad‚ they was very dangerous and not safe in any way. Corruption and abuse was frequent also in working conditions and very few workers worked their way to poverty‚ it seemed impossible to so with the way things were going. Workers were doomed to repeat dull repetitive tasks every single day‚ day after day and there were no labor laws. Child labor was common and for a worker that was
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During the industrial revolution there were two types of people throughout society. Those who loved industrializing and improving their standard of living and those who felt it was necessary to worry about the environment and how the earth would be affected. Cases were brought to people on how the factories were destroying and corrupting the earth’s environment when in reality they didn’t look at the good and they had little to no information on the environment. I have believed the state of a self
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Social Consequences The First Industrial Revolution is the name given to the years between 1780 and 1850 when agriculture was replaced by industry as the main wealth source in the Western world. With this major shift also came considerable societal disadvantages. I will justify my choice for the two most significant social consequences‚ the changes in family life and the penalties of child labor The role of the family was forever changed during the Industrial Revolution. When agriculture was the primary
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world. The Industrial Revolution has impacted the world today in many ways. Another piece from this era‚ Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ also had an influence even if it was least expected. Even art can shape the way people think. A memorable work of art by Auguste Renoir called Dance at the Moulin de la Galette put new ideas into artist’s minds about showing happiness. In this paper I will discuss these three significant topics and how they have current significance. The Industrial Revolution introduced
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Child Labour Child Labour in the Industrial Revolution was the employment of children as workers for textile industries‚ mining industries‚ milling industries and many more. In 1788‚ more than 60% of the workforce were children employed in textile factories. Children aged as young as 5 or 6 would work for more than 12 hours a day‚ for 6 days a week. Families sent their children to work in factories‚ mills and mines because they needed the money. The average working class child in the period 1791-1850
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economic impact of the industrial revolution on the US were that prices were lowered since they could now make more goods‚ in less time‚ for less. People also started investing in these ideas like factories and bought stock in the companies. It also rechartered the bank of the US which kept the economy together. The downside was that natural resources diminished and started an incline in use of pesticides/chemicals. The social impact of the industrial revolution on the US were primarily good for
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Industrial Revolution Many things came to be at the turn of the 19th century‚ such as the Industrial Revolution‚ which brought many positive things to the world today. One of many positive effects was the lift off of innovative technology. Such as the telegraph and telephone. These inventions transformed communications in which sped up the sharing of important knowledge (Wyatt 112). Technology led to the development of mechanization in which another positive effect was the ability to mass-produce
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time period where the spinning jenny‚ water frame‚ steam engine and locomotive. The inventors of these inventions were Jasmes Hargreaves‚ Richard Arkwright‚ Jame ’s Watt and Richard Trevithick. New ideas‚ methods‚ and machinery helped the Industrial Revolution go at a faster pace. The spinning jenny was invented by Jasmes Hargreaves. This machine could spin eight threads of wool at once. It was later extended to spin 120 threads at one time. Spinning jennys were very small and extremely increased
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The Industrial Revolution‚ which began in the United Kingdom and spread to the United States and other nations‚ saw advances made in industry and manufacturing. Inevitably‚ the revolution signaled the end of mercantilism in place of capitalism. Although many technological and economic advances were made‚ the revolution also had profound impact on the status of women. Although it allowed women to gain economic independence from their families‚ women had to handle fourteen to sixteen-hour workdays
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