Factory Acts

Industrialization began in the U.S in the early 1800’s and continued throughout the Civil War; it caused lasting effects on the American life.The majority of the workforce was made up of manual laborers and continued to be until the end of the Civil War in 1865. Soon after, machines replaced manual labor, and American jobs were taken by new immigrants in search of work and hopes for a better life.The railroad, a nationwide network of railways, could now distribute goods across the country.…

The second industrial revolution was a period during 1865-1905 in which the United States had a surge of industrial growth. This was due in part by the emergence of factory as foremost realm of industrial production. Numerous families during this period had to relocate and uproot their families from rural to urban areas in order to save money and shorten the commute. Subsequently, this led to a large influx of the population relocating in cities. A large migration of immigrants to America was…

This occurred by the production of factories that helped increased the amount of jobs created, the development of new technologies and machinery that helped changed the way products were being developed and also increasing the amount of products being made by using the new technology. Even though the industrial revolution benefit the economy and improved people's way of life greatly it also impacted the environment negatively. With the development of factories, machinery, and assembly of goods…

After the first mechanized cotton mill was open in 1780, Manchester, England became the biggest textile manufacturer. Industrialization had many benefits for the city, but also had many consequences. Manchester's population in 1750 was 18,000, and by 1851, the population had risen to over 300,000. Most of the population were immigrants and the working class. With the big population, people needed jobs and homes, but the working and living conditions were not healthy or suitable. Even though…

industrialists or factory owners, the middle class which were businessmen and over time became equal with the upper class and the working class who were the lowest of low. They toiled in coal mines and slaved away in intolerable conditions, dying from horrific working environments. In 1833, A factory act was set in place by the government to avoid child exploitation and were only permitted to work above the age of 9. However, this did not halt misconduct; according to a factory inspector from…

The poor treatment of working laborers during the gilded age is connected to rise in industrialization because they were unknowingly swindled into to working long hours with low pay. They would work in horrible conditions in which if they made a mistake they could end up dead or they might get injured in which case they would be replaced with someone who has been waiting for the job. The injured people would not get compensation for the injury that they sustained while on the job and the dead…

of the Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution created enormous changes in the political, economics and social structures of the countries in which it took place. Technological innovations and inventions were the results of machine-savvy factories for workplaces and the expansion of knowledge about economic industrializations. This revolution quickly spread throughout Britain after it started in the 1800s. The United States was effected in numerous ways as well as each individual nation…

Introduction: The industrial revolution was the great increase production of machine-made goods. It began in England in the mid 1700’s. There were more job opportunities and life and work conditions changed drastically for many people. The factories had all the resources needed to make their products, however they needed workers. Women and children were considered cheap labor; therefore they worked many hours receiving little money. Child Labor was used in the 17th century, unfortunately this…

difficult to acquire, let alone keep. On top of that, factory owners had begun to employ children for shady reasons. Three children, more or less, could be employed for the same cost as one working man. They could use their small hands/bodies to fit into small spaces and fix something if needed. A double whammy for owners! The only problem with this is the effects on said children working. They would be working…

Congress passed the Keating-Owen Act of 1916 because there were many concerns about children working for long periods. This law prohibited the cargo across state lines of goods made in manufacturing 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.…