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    brief history of England in the late 17th century. Before the industrial revolution‚ fast fashion had not yet emerged. Everyone can tailor clothes that suit them‚ but some accessories can take weeks or months to complete. Tailor clothing takes a long time and the price is more expensive‚ so many people do not do it. However‚ with the British industrial revolution‚ the launch of ready-made garments became possible. The industrial revolution introduced new textile machines that allowed garment factories

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    2. What was the wage system that was imposed in the Industrial Revolution? How did this new system of payment affect the new working class? What impact did it have on women and children? How did this new wage system impact factory work and regulations? How did the Wage System impact living conditions of industrial workers? Include all key ideas and themes.          A system of paying people based on other factors that affected the price of the product produced and how much money the employers

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    studying child labor‚ historians will revisit the Industrial Revolution‚ primarily that of the textile and coal mines of Great Britain. This is due to the Industrial Revolution being the dominant force of child labor in western countries‚ therefore carrying the most historical weight when examining European childhood. This essay takes the position that child labor was a blight in our history. First‚ this essay will examine the comparison of industrial (specifically the textile industry) child labor

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    Furthermore‚ Industrial Revolution was marked by a transformation from the cottage industry‚ which kept men and women working within the home to an industry which necessitated their working in factories. While women were traditionally relegated to the domestic sphere‚ suddenly they were introduced to the world of owning wages outside of their home and family. However‚ women did not earn anywhere near the amount that their male counterparts did. family was altered because suddenly all members including

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    conclusions. The scientific revolution brought light to new theories‚ such as the heliocentric system‚ which became a growing foundation for scientist to continue to research off of‚ and these theories being proven challenged the church by going against the traditional church teachings. However throughout this new period of discovery and knowledge‚ women were still being looked down upon and considered inferior to men in the same field of work. The scientific revolution was a period for many to broaden

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    The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain in 1750 due to the advancement in technology‚ and it spread throughout the world. Britain’s unique wealth‚ resources‚ education‚ population and access to trade was a catalyst for the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution suffered both positive and negative effects. A positive effect of the Industrial Revolution was the punishments. The negative effects of the Industrial Revolution were the working conditions‚ accidents and the pollution

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    The Industrial Revolution was an outbreak of machinery and processes that changed who could work‚ and how much money they could earn. Before the Industrial Revolution adult men would work for pay and earn the money for their families. During the Industrial Revolution children‚ women‚ and immigrants started working for pay‚ though the working conditions weren’t healthy. During the Industrial Revolution many more factories were made‚ meaning more people were needed to be employed. Many people moved

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    The Industrial Revolution was driven by great advances in technology in machinery that completely reorganized the framework of production‚ dramatically altering the lives of urban and rural workers of Canada. The advent of new machinery saw production become more centralized‚ and in the meantime more regimented. While the industrial revolution saw a great boost of Canada’s economy‚ it brought great wealth to few‚ and great poverty to many- leaving many workers on the farms and in the cities in turmoil

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    and merchants. People were divided from landowning elite to the peasants. Now in the great year of 1830‚ people are now industrial capitalist‚ inventors‚ laborers‚ shopkeepers‚ and factory clerks. Before‚ to be in an upper class it was based on birth‚ now it is based on education‚ so anybody can be in the upper class. We‚ as Englishmen‚ had a head start on the industrial revolution‚ our cotton industry is booming‚ we have railroads invented for fast transportation‚ and the steam engine puts a demand

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    Pre-industrial laborers faced risks from animals and hand tools‚ ladders and stairs. Industrialization substituted steam engines for animals‚ machines for hand tools‚ and elevators for ladders. But whether these new technologies generally worsened the dangers of work is unclear. What is clear is that nowhere was the new work associated with the industrial revolution more dangerous than in America. Long work hours and six-day weeks were

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