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    Hear the loud sound of machines? Smell that nasty smog that is in the air? That is the product of the industrial revolution and it must be stopped. The industrial revolution is causing child labor‚ people are starving‚ and it is changing the class structure. One of the many negative effects of the of the industrial revolution‚ are the living conditions of people who are working in the factories. Workers are forced to work long hours‚ have low pay for the long hours they put into their work‚ and

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    Industrial Revolution The industrial revolution was a change in society.Population increased due to the fact that the factory system experienced a growth.The city screws to fast and cost government regulation which caused overcrowding poor water quality and poor sanitation. During this time‚ there were no age restrictions and people as young as six could work. There were no safety regulations and of pollution which caused unsafe working conditions The working class was very poor and vastly affected

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    There were many new technological advancements in Antebellum America such as the cotton gin‚ the steamboat‚ and the power loom‚ but none changed Antebellum America more than the Erie Canal. The Erie Canal is considered one of the greatest technological advancements of its generation. The Erie Canal was not only impressive technologically but it also connected markets that otherwise were not connected‚ and it helped spark the Market Revolution. The Erie Canal led to massive changes in Antebellum America

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    Negative Effects of the Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution has had more negative effects on the world community rather than positive because many of the outcomes did not benefit majority of the people. Many of the creations and outcomes that came from the Industrial Revolution had negative effects on the people‚ jobs‚ and nature. The positive outcomes of the revolution did not truly show during‚ but afterwards. The first issue of the Industrial Revolution was that British textile inventions

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    Industrialization Dbq

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    there were only a few rich families back then. Along with that thought‚ Document #7 is an interview on Elizabeth Bentley‚ a working woman at Leeds. In the interview‚ the committee asked‚ “Were you perfectly straight and healthy before you worked at a mill?” she answered with “yes I was as straight as a little girl as ever went up and down town” (Document #7). The committee also asked‚ “Did your deformity come upon you with much pain and weariness?” she answered‚ “Yes‚ I cannot express the

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    ended the Industrial Revolution in America was beginning. It is said that with the advancement of machinery came the idea of the stay at home mother role. Prior to this‚ women worked alongside men in agriculture. Advancement of machines‚ like the cotton gin‚ made it possible for some women to not work in landowner’s fields but to stay at home and raise children while also tending to their own homes and gardens. In cities it was not uncommon for children to begin working between the ages of ten and

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    The rapid urbanization families and other factory workers that moved from the countryside’s way of life was quickly altered and deteriorated. The long working condition diminished these workers of leisure or energy to be involved in recreational activities(IMPACT). In pre-Industrialization‚ “They tended their own gardens‚ worked on textiles in their homes or small shops‚ and raised farm animals. They were their own bosses(WEBS).” People that lived in the countryside had everything the could buy

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    Child Labor In The 1800s

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    less likely to strike. Because of this‚ child labor was very present issue and the conditions were often described as inhumane. A census taken in 1900 showed that 1.75 million children were working. Had the census included children that worked in mills‚ on the streets‚ and in factories the number would have exceeded two million(Encyclopedia.com). These children who often worked twelve to forteen hour shifts(Zinn‚ par 23) faced many negative consequences of their work. How The Other Half Lives

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    efficient--was finished in 1779‚ just after Crompton’s twenty-seventh birthday. The spinning mule used the two most important elements of the water-frame and the spinning jenny. From Arkwright’s water frame it borrowed a set of rollers to draw out the cotton fibers; from the jenny‚ a moving carriage that gently stretched the roving. Added to this was Crompton’s own spindle carriage‚ which insured that no tension was applied to the yarn before it had been completely spun. The yarn spun by this machine

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    Industrial Revolution‚ trade‚ and military conditions. One cause of the New Imperialism according to economic‚ political‚ and social forces was the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution led to the New Imperialism because the makers of cotton and iron goods were very interested in imperialism. The Industrial revolution developed new ways of communication like the telegraph and the telephone. It also helped means of transportation with providing planes‚ cars‚ and trains. The Industrial

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