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    Children had always worked‚ especially in farming. But factory work was hard. A child with a factory job might work 12 to 18 hours a day‚ six days a week‚ to earn a dollar. Many children began working before the age of 7‚ tending machines in spinning mills or hauling heavy loads. The factories were often damp‚ dark‚ and dirty. Some children worked underground‚ in coal mines. The working children had no time to play or go to school‚ and little time to rest. Introduction

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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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    As depicted by Green’s Blacksmith at the Forge (1855) and Menzel’s The Iron Rolling Mill (1875)‚ how did the process of industrialization alter people’s relationships to their work/occupation? As the Industrial Revolution grew rapidly during the 1790s to the 1850s technology and the workforce changed drastically. Railways and canals made for faster transportation‚ while factories and mills created large amounts of product in a small amount of time. However‚ all of the advantages of the Industrial

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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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    Editorial Kevin Industrial Revolution was a period of rapid development between 1780 and 1830 in Europe during which machine production replaced hand manufacturing and the work force was concentrated in factories. Industrial Revolution deserves its name because it completely changes the factory system‚ which mean from handmade factory to machine made factory. Agricultural Revolution led to Industrial Revolution and made Industrial deserve its name. Inclosure Act was the important part in the Agricultural

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    During the late 1800’s people had rough life’s. People that worked in factories worked almost the whole entire day for a little bit of money. Children had NO protection and some even lost their lives. There were many things that happened during that time. Good and bad. Let me tell you about it a little more ;) An effect Industrialization had on consumers was that they made manufactured goods more abundant and available. Farmers who were poor but had good crops became successful at that time and earned

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    time such as children being forced to work in factories while being stripped of their childhood and innocence. During the Industrial Revolution‚ many ordinary working people found increased opportunities for employment such as working in mills and factories‚ but these were often under very strict working conditions. Many of these workers earned less than the minimum deemed necessary for a decent life. Because children could be paid less than an adult with their productivity virtually the

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    The Industrial Revolution was mostly bad for the working class‚ although there was a few benefits from it. The Industrial revolution caused the working class to lose their jobs and work in unpleasant conditions. As well as destroy their bodies‚ but their was some good that benefited them. The working class became more efficient with machines and needed fewer workers. Mostly‚ the working class was affected dramatically and was not good for them. “The number of Scribbling-Machines extending about

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    before the industrial revolution of heavy equipment. Over the years inventions were made that revolutionized the way building and structures were made. James Watt made the first reliable steam engine. Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin‚ interchangeable parts for muskets. Cotton picking was very labor intensive for slaves before this invention. As more and more interventions were made‚ they were being redesigned and built bigger and better. As the years went by back hoes‚ bulldozers‚ loaders were invented

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