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    works which employed children under the age of 14, or children between 14 and 16 who worked more than eight hours a day, overnight, or more than six days/week. The background of this case is that children would work long hours in manufacturing works, mills, and manufacturing places of this kind. Public had concerns on the effects of this kind of work and hours on a child’s body. Also, some families depended on what their child made during the week. Some states passed laws forbidding child labor…

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    The late 1800s was a time for major growth and change in America. New machinery and products were being invented and produced. New land was being sold by the government. New jobs were opening up due to new industries. Many immigrants traveled across the world in hopes of land and work. America's population began to increase greatly. With the help from immigration, the population grew by about 15 million from the 1700’s to the 1800’s. Since the United States had many new developments during…

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    money from this. Britain’s banking system contributed to the country's industrialization. People were encouraged by the availability of bank loans to invest in new machinery and expand their operations. Several major inventions had modernized the cotton industry. Cloth merchants profits…

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    Working conditions for workers amid the Industrial Revolution were truly difficult. Laborers needed to work for over 10 hours a day for the entire week without any breaks or get-a-ways. Their occupations were exceptionally risky too. For the individuals who worked in the mine, they needed to bring coal from underground where it was more than 100 degrees! There were no safety issues or updates. The workers were seen as machines. Be that as it may, dissimilar to machines, they required rest and…

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    Created by the People’s Temple and lead by Jim Jones, “Jonestown” was a religious society located in northwestern Guyana. On the date of November 18, 1978, 918 died in Guyana’s capital, Georgetown, in Port Kaituma, a close-by airstrip (Wikipedia). According to Adst, “Jonestown was the scene of one of the most harrowing tragedies in American history.” The People’s Temple was created in Indiana by Jim Jones who formed this so called church because he was aggravated by the persecution of…

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    In the Urban Game, I put many different buildings, trees, and things used for transportation in the town. The first thing I set in the town were houses so that factory workers, coal miners, and residents could have a place to live. I also put many trees in the city so the people could have air to breathe. Soon after, I added roads for transportation, as well as bridges to cross the River, and a canal to export goods and as another mode of transportation. Soon after these were added to the rural…

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    Brief Intro: The Home as Workplace is an article by Bettina Bradbury, in which she discusses how the beginning of industrialization changed how families made a living. Industrialization grew from around the 1850's to the end of the century making families become dependant on a wage (177). Wage earning altered the family dynamic in terms of daily tasks and jobs having to be preformed. Men and older children began earning wages in factories and other industry occupations and women had to perform…

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    Over the course of thousands of years there has been a constant series of events that have significantly changed the history of the world. History is history because it’s responsible for having changed the most basic aspects of human life. Although there has been many memorable events over the years, the Industrial Revolution would have to be the most impactful. The Industrial Revolution changed every aspect of life and business. Not only did it greatly impact Britain, but it spread to Western…

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    1. What were the most significant changes in America because of the Industrial Revolution? One of the biggest changes in America that came to be because of the American Revolution was the explosion of the railroad industry. The immense amount of railroads built and operated in the American Industrial Revolution created jobs in many departments, as well as skyrocketing demand for lumber, steel, and leather, thereby growing all of those industries as well. The ever-increasing amount of inventions…

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    The Island of Misfit Toys all starts with one toy not liking how he was being treated. He was being beat daily and was considered a peasant in his society. The work he put his body through was very intense labor and dangerous. But he wasn’t the only toy feeling this way. Ever since the government was losing money toys were beginning to get enraged at the fact that they weren’t getting paid for their work. The government had promised all the toys that they had just found new resources to make…

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