With the coming of the Industrial Revoultion, came many changes for the lives of the citizens in Britian. Advancements in manufacturing, mobility and many other areas of life left every citizen affected, whether it be for better or for worse. One place that received a considerable amount of change was Manchester, England, who with Industrialization, became a leading textile manufacturing center. The citizens of Manchester would have to deal with the detrimental effects of Industrialization, and deal with the reactions, as well as their own, to these effects. Industrialization would lead to rapid growth in Manchester, but there was more to it than that. Manchester got its footing as a leading center with the invention of the first mechanized
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While the Prime Minister was there in 1830, the crowds shouted "No Corn Laws" at him, as the Prime Minister looked down on these grimy, dirty faces, as they sat a "tattered, starved-looking weaver," with a loom to represent them and their protest against machinery. Eventually advancements would be made though. In Document 10, Abram writes about how The Hours of Labor in Factories Act, which was passed in 1844, would legally reduces the work day to ten hours per day. This Act would also lead to increase wages, and better working conditions, such as spacious and convenient factories. This would all lead to lavish advancements, such as baths and public parks that promoted "health, happiness and culture of the industrial orders." Industrialization drastically effected the lives of Manchester citizens, in many ways, but these effects would lead to the betterment of the future of those to come in future generations, whether people would like it or not, but the citizens of Manchester would have to deal with the detrimental effects of Industrialization, and deal with the reactions, as well as their own, to these
While the Prime Minister was there in 1830, the crowds shouted "No Corn Laws" at him, as the Prime Minister looked down on these grimy, dirty faces, as they sat a "tattered, starved-looking weaver," with a loom to represent them and their protest against machinery. Eventually advancements would be made though. In Document 10, Abram writes about how The Hours of Labor in Factories Act, which was passed in 1844, would legally reduces the work day to ten hours per day. This Act would also lead to increase wages, and better working conditions, such as spacious and convenient factories. This would all lead to lavish advancements, such as baths and public parks that promoted "health, happiness and culture of the industrial orders." Industrialization drastically effected the lives of Manchester citizens, in many ways, but these effects would lead to the betterment of the future of those to come in future generations, whether people would like it or not, but the citizens of Manchester would have to deal with the detrimental effects of Industrialization, and deal with the reactions, as well as their own, to these