Before the industrial revolution, a mass production of manufactured products made possible by machinery, people made most of their own goods in their home by hand. The act of making things you needed was very taxing on people, and was a very long process. However, this all changed when the textile industry became popular. The industry let the public get the same end result for much cheaper. Customers were also utilizing the textile industry because the mass production of goods meant they would not have to make their own products. With popularity came the need for workers. This need for workers caught the attention of many people groups, one of them being children. The working conditions of children during the industrial revolution had a negative
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These statements include only working twelve hours. a day. However, while these rules were in place, they were not entirely forced by the British government, or parliament. The British officials who made the law most likely had never been around child labor, and they did not know the experiences of the children who had to work tireless, long hours. The document also states that the owners were required to feed children necessary meals. “Necessary meals”, is extremely vague and can be interpreted in many different ways. This could be three meals a day or what they thought nutritious food was in the 1800s. This gives the factory owner leeway to treat children so that they are negatively impacted. Document two, A Memoir of Robert Blincoe, states that children working were treated very well. The document states that the working children would be able to partake in lavish activities, like riding horses, have a lot of money in their pockets, eat glamorous food, and they got to take part in these activities from when they were around seven until they were twenty-one. However, this is from a memoir, which is greatly embellished so the people would buy more books, …show more content…
Document four shows the death toll of children compared the adult workers. There are terrifying causes of death, like explosion of gas from which 32 children and 49 adults died. The document goes on to list other causes of death, like drowning in mines, suffocation, falling down shafts and many more. Many children worked in these coal mines because they were small enough to fit in the nooks and crannies a man would not be able to fit into. This job was extremely dangerous and should not be fit for children. There were less children compared to adults, yet the death toll ratio is very high. These dangerous jobs should not have been carrried out by children. Another negative account made was in document five, the factory boy by Michael Armstrong. The document paints a vivid picture of boys too damaged and experienced for their youth. It describes the children as malnourished, overworked, and hideously disfigured. (doc 5). The author of this document was writing a novel. He wrote this novel for money and he needed to embellish for the public to buy his book. However, what the author stated is not entitled entirely wrong. The boys were treated very poorly, and many had disfigured their bodies from the accidents caused by working tireless hours around intense environments. The conditions described in the document display an entirely negative impact on children in the work force. In another document, a Worker's
These statements include only working twelve hours. a day. However, while these rules were in place, they were not entirely forced by the British government, or parliament. The British officials who made the law most likely had never been around child labor, and they did not know the experiences of the children who had to work tireless, long hours. The document also states that the owners were required to feed children necessary meals. “Necessary meals”, is extremely vague and can be interpreted in many different ways. This could be three meals a day or what they thought nutritious food was in the 1800s. This gives the factory owner leeway to treat children so that they are negatively impacted. Document two, A Memoir of Robert Blincoe, states that children working were treated very well. The document states that the working children would be able to partake in lavish activities, like riding horses, have a lot of money in their pockets, eat glamorous food, and they got to take part in these activities from when they were around seven until they were twenty-one. However, this is from a memoir, which is greatly embellished so the people would buy more books, …show more content…
Document four shows the death toll of children compared the adult workers. There are terrifying causes of death, like explosion of gas from which 32 children and 49 adults died. The document goes on to list other causes of death, like drowning in mines, suffocation, falling down shafts and many more. Many children worked in these coal mines because they were small enough to fit in the nooks and crannies a man would not be able to fit into. This job was extremely dangerous and should not be fit for children. There were less children compared to adults, yet the death toll ratio is very high. These dangerous jobs should not have been carrried out by children. Another negative account made was in document five, the factory boy by Michael Armstrong. The document paints a vivid picture of boys too damaged and experienced for their youth. It describes the children as malnourished, overworked, and hideously disfigured. (doc 5). The author of this document was writing a novel. He wrote this novel for money and he needed to embellish for the public to buy his book. However, what the author stated is not entitled entirely wrong. The boys were treated very poorly, and many had disfigured their bodies from the accidents caused by working tireless hours around intense environments. The conditions described in the document display an entirely negative impact on children in the work force. In another document, a Worker's