hailed from where the industrial revolution started there before it came to the United States. With that in mind‚ many businesses started to mass produce products by machines when before they were hand-made and took a long time to produce. Which resulted in the expanding efficiency where it made a higher expectation for everyday products that was known back then as “pre-modern world”. In 1790‚ Samuel Slater is often credited at the first person to start the “American Revolution which was similar to
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Industrial/Agrarian Revolution Notes: Agrarian Revolution: - before life expectancy was 20-30 - Education was a privilege not a right - no sewage systems - 80% of pop. was farmers - Enclosure Acts! - Cheeper food - small scale farmers had to move to towns and cities to seek jobs - city pop. rose - farming less difficult - farming: Survival > Business - 1750 ~15% lived in towns - 1850 ~50% lived in towns - 1880 ~80% lived in towns The population explosion: The social and economic effect of
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of employees and the unsafe or unfair working conditions‚ a very common occurrence during the Industrial Revolution. In an endless struggle for justice‚ organized labor unions fought‚ and continue to fight for rights deserved in working environments. The evolution of labor unions during the Industrial Revolution proved to be beneficial then as well as the modern day. During the Industrial Revolution‚ many workers were put out of employment or had their wages reduced because of uprising machinery
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As a result of the United States joining the first world war many of the american men where sent of to serve their country. This led to a shortage of men workers in the industries and to fill their spots woman workers where hired. They worked during poor conditions getting a minimum wage for dangerous work during very long hours‚ but where even so more determined to show what they as women where capable of. (gör om‚ gör rätt - ta in mer om vad de ville sen) The Middle Ages did not accomplish much
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On the other hand‚ although women were ruthlessly exploited they became the key to the country’s success. In a time of social upheaval‚ women were highly encouraged to be the moral foundation of the country‚ often being told that they were assisting the country in its needs‚ in spite of the fact that they were being treated as virtual prisoners whilst held captive by the dominant power of industrialisation in the eyes of Japan’s future success. In the commercial sector the labour provided by women
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Railroads have been around for almost two hundred years. During the Industrial Revolution‚ Railroads were one of the important factors. Railroads brought out only benefits to America‚ they brought political‚ economic and social change in only 50 years since they were brought to America. Trains and railroads were also an important factor during the civil war. Trains helped by carrying military supplies from one military camp to another. Over the next 50 years‚ America would come to build spectacular
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The nineteenth century was a time of prosperity and growth for many regions‚ including England due to the height of the Industrial Revolution. This occurred in the early 1800’s causing cities to increase their populations and produce greater amounts of textile products through machinery. Manchester‚ England was among the developing cities due to its first mechanized cotton mill in the late eighteenth century . The growth of Manchester’s population and advancing technology caused innumerable issues
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The Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution started in the 1700s and many things were invented‚ that made many changes in the society. Before the Industrial Revolution‚ almost all production took place in every single family. It went from brutal economy to monetary economy. During the industrial revolution‚ mostly all production took place in factories or mills. They invented machines that could do the job for them instead of each made what they need by themselves‚ in that was it was faster
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The industrial revolution was a period throughout the world in which society moved to a focus in machines‚ factories‚ and other new technology’s. The revolution had a rapid change in the economy by the introduction of driven machinery by an important change in the prevailing methods of use of such machines. The revolution of technology improved the economy by using more efficient concepts to increase growth. The key economic benefit was the increase in trades between countries. The invention of
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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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