The Industrial Revolution helped develop America into the advanced country it is today. With new forms of technology‚ transportation‚ and factory production‚ the great inventors during that time period transformed the daily way of life. (Heilbroner 12) Before the great Industrial Revolution‚ as in the 1700’s and early 1800’s‚ three-fourths of America’s total population grew their own food and wove their own clothing all by hand‚ without any form of technology to help‚ so simple tasks were very
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During the Industrial Revolution‚ child labor became a huge issue. Around eighteen percent of all American workers were under the age of sixteen. Once the Industrial Revolution hit‚ children everywhere were looking for jobs. These children had to give up their right to an education‚ be harshly worked in dangerous situations‚ and help the family earn an income to put food on the table. Affording an education was hard for most families. In fact‚ so many people were out of business that a proper education
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“If they would rather die‚… they had better do it and decrease the surplus population”. -Charles Dickens Charles Dickens often portrays the rich as cruel and uncaring towards the lower classes. Some of the common themes in Charles Dickens books are‚ a higher class child placed in a lower class situation and the rich being disgusted by the poor. Dickens family situation was less than ideal‚ but his experiences only increased his pity for the poor. Did you know Dickens would walk ten to twenty miles
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own‚ and by the time they got home many slept until there were woken by older children earlier the next morning. This affected the children’s education and because of this Sunday schools were opened. (Engels‚ F‚ 1844). Throughout the entire Industrial Revolution the children’s social status gradually improved due to the creation of child rights.This was mainly subjected to fact that other classes remained wealthy while those that were worse off began to get forced into work. This was mainly subjected
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The Second Industrial Revolution began about 1875 and instead of using iron as the main building material‚ steel became the preference. It was lighter‚ stronger and more flexible. People moved away from the use of steam power to a new way of making things move by using electricity and petroleum. This new was of energy allowed homes to have lights at night and street lights. Electricity opened the door to the use of the telegraph and telephone. It also allowed factories and mills to run as long
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Rodriguez 1 American History Miss Randall 3 February 2016 Jane Addams Jane Addams opened the Hull House to the public in 1889. She was born on September 6‚ 1860 in Illinois and dies on May 21‚ 1935. She was one of the major leaders in the women’s suffrage movement. Ms. Addams helped a countless amount of people. She established the Hull House‚ which was like a safe house for the poor and the immigrants. Jane Addams was the most important social reformer in the time of progressivism because
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1 March 2016 Coal‚ Iron‚ and Steam Engines. One of the most important and main parts of the Industrial Revolution was the invention of steam power. The invention of the steam engine made many changes to transportation‚ including steam powered trains. Steam powered trains are vehicles that run on rails or tracks and are powered by steam engines. They were first made to move goods and other items‚ then began to move people. Even though they were a huge part of transportation in the 19th and 20th
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Final Project From the beginning of the Industrial Revolution to the present day‚ the structure and culture of the American workplace have been affected by many forces‚ among them capitalism‚ technology‚ globalization‚ and issues of equality. Describe these forces in detail and analyze their impact on the structure and culture workplace. Capitalism Capitalism is an economic system that is based on the private ownership of capital or the means of production and the creation of goods and services
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Child labor has been one of the biggest issues through the years around the globe‚ however‚ during the industrial revolution‚ child labor in the United States became a major issue. Children have always been part of the labor force‚ forgoing school and kids activities to work‚ especially in the 19th century. Children were very cheap‚ easy to manipulate‚ easier to control‚ and sometimes fitted better for jobs adults couldn’t do‚ such as fit into small places as mines and in factories. Child labor was
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Industrialization Puzzle Activity Significant is something that is very important and people should focus their attention on. During the Industrial Revolution many of the key events were connected in someway. The three most important connections were; factories caused dangerous working conditions‚ unions caused improved working conditions and the working class and dangerous working conditions caused unions to form. One significant connection I had was factories caused dangerous working conditions
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