History has shown that the Industrial Revolution presented both Positive and Negative effects towards society. An argument could be that there were more positive effects that were gained than the negatives that arose from this era. One thing that was worthy was the increase of Jobs, on the contrary, there was more demand for these jobs and owners allowed Children to work terrible hours with low pay and during a testimony on child labor, one of their conversations were “Committee: It is very common to have weak ankles and crooked knees? Bentley: Yes, Very common indeed.” (Document 7). Besides that, there were still positives that came from the increase in jobs, it provided work experience and they were still composing money to provide for their
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This was a major occurrence in this revolution that made it possible to move heavier materials and goods longer and faster than the old ways of transportation. The steam engine was created and improved to make things like the steam train and the steamboat. Although you needed a labor force to create the actual railroad, this created even more jobs and once it was done it pushed transportation business forward. “Railroad Travel was fast” (Document 5) was said in that article. Also stating that “Going to San Francisco from New York City took only six days. Before, it took months.” (Document 5). Showing not only that goods could be transported father and faster, but people could also go to various other cities to relocate to create more factories and move to other cities. Another helpful thing towards transportation was that “You can travel cheaply from place to place, and not only travel at less expense, but travel ten times quicker than 200 years ago” (Document 9). Thus proving this was “faster, quicker, and cheaper”.
In Conclusion, All of these factors were very positive effects of the Industrial Revolution. With the increase of better financial opportunities, the creation of more jobs, to the construction of brand new ways of Transportation, it could be argued that there only could be positives arising from this period of time creating new inventions. If these were never implemented and created, life as we know it would be very different today. Although there were many Negative effects during this period of time, there were many more positive effects that benefitted the world with its spark of new
This was a major occurrence in this revolution that made it possible to move heavier materials and goods longer and faster than the old ways of transportation. The steam engine was created and improved to make things like the steam train and the steamboat. Although you needed a labor force to create the actual railroad, this created even more jobs and once it was done it pushed transportation business forward. “Railroad Travel was fast” (Document 5) was said in that article. Also stating that “Going to San Francisco from New York City took only six days. Before, it took months.” (Document 5). Showing not only that goods could be transported father and faster, but people could also go to various other cities to relocate to create more factories and move to other cities. Another helpful thing towards transportation was that “You can travel cheaply from place to place, and not only travel at less expense, but travel ten times quicker than 200 years ago” (Document 9). Thus proving this was “faster, quicker, and cheaper”.
In Conclusion, All of these factors were very positive effects of the Industrial Revolution. With the increase of better financial opportunities, the creation of more jobs, to the construction of brand new ways of Transportation, it could be argued that there only could be positives arising from this period of time creating new inventions. If these were never implemented and created, life as we know it would be very different today. Although there were many Negative effects during this period of time, there were many more positive effects that benefitted the world with its spark of new