Factory life during the industrial revolution

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    The children who worked in the factories during the Industrial Revolution lived a hard life. They suffered from abuse, inhumane working condition, and unfair wages. They were forced into dangerous work and worked for excessive lengths at a time. These children were working to provide for themselves and their family while sacrificing their childhood. The children that worked in these factories were treated as animals. They were beaten for minor infractions and punished for being worked to…

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    The Industrial Revolution led to the mass exploitation of workers in the beginning of the eighteenth century. Workers formed trade unions. The trade unions won rights for the workers and their families. This was the first time workers made a demand of their employees. Working in a factory and working at home was very different. Work and home had to be separate. The public would be for work and then private was for your home. Gender roles became an issue. Men were to go to the factory to…

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    Industrial Revolution Impact The Industrial Revolution began in the late 17th century and was an era where many different countries were advancing. Britain was the first country to start this era and soon spread to many other countries. The Industrial Revolution benefitted the empires because of the materials the factories created. However, materials in the Industrial Revolution do not outweigh the social cost because of the harsh working conditionss, the social class revolution, and the strict…

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    How the Industrial Revolution impacted American society? Introduction. In America, the transition from an agricultural to an Industrial Economy took more then a century to develop. The phase took place between the years 1790s through into the 1830s. The Industrial Revolution had already begun taking place in Britain during the mid 18th century but America was lagging behind its mother country; mostly due to the shortage of labor and abundance of land. Nevertheless the Industrial Revolution…

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    During the industrial revolution it allowed our society to jump from one era right into the next, with the help of the inventions that were made. It all started in the 1760’s to the early 1800’s, when the first industrial revolution took place. This was a point in time when America introduced the wonders of machinery. It focused on the growth of factories, and the mass production of manufactured goods. With all the new factories, it was a big opportunity for the community to open up jobs for…

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    the Industrial The Industrial Revolution had a great impact on the world in both positive ways, and negative ways. The negative impacts left on the world, from the Industrial Revolution, outweighed the positive and damaged our environment, animal production, and technology. The environment changed over the course of the Industrial revolution. The world saw a huge increase of population which led to the consumption of natural resources. Also the industrial revolution had…

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    During the Industrial Revolution of 19th century Britain, many people suffered the hardships of going from farmers to factory workers. Men, women, and children worked from early in the morning to late at night every day in the mines and in the factories. The ramifications the Industrial Revolution had on the people were dreadful. Men, women, and children worked in harsh conditions for long hours in factories and mines that most of the time weren’t safe to work in. Through the later years of the…

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    The modern historical and economic science allocates in history 3 large quantum leaps – three revolutions in productive forces of society and in structures of the society. One of them is industrial revolution led to transition from agrarian society to industrial. All 3 processes happened asynchronously in the various countries and regions however had global character. The industrial revolution is a system of economic and socio-political changes on the basis of transition from a hand labor to…

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    centuries, the Industrial Revolution started in Britain and later spread quickly toward other European countries and America. At the beginning, due to the discovery of America, it provided a lot of foods which satisfied the food problem of British. This resulted in the population growth and supplied many labour. In addition, coals and irons were found that lead the operation of machine became possible. These core factors coupled with other various element made the Industrial Revolution took…

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    most from the industrial revolution? The industrial revolution was a great turning point in the world history. The industrial revolution started around the eighteenth century towards the nineteenth century in Europe. Britain was one of the most industrialized counties of that time. This revolution brought about many changes in social structures and living conditions. It brought about larger modernized cities, new social classes and new manufactured products that increased the life expectancy in…

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