Industrial Revolution

impacted by their childhood experiences. Differences range from social issues to technology. While interviewing my grandfather who is over 70 years old, I compared our childhoods. There were surprising differences and no similarities. During the industrial revolution having a childhood was ripped away from children. In the U.S and the UK textile mills were popular. Labor was in high demand and families flocked to the cities to find work. Many families could not afford only have the parents…

A third major technological advance during the Industrial Revolution was the railroad. As the United States began expanding westwards, transportation became a key issue (Editors of Publications International, Ltd). Americans sought a form of reliable, all-weather transport that could allow them easy access to other parts of the country and especially the western frontier, but none of the existing means of travel was sufficient. Walking or riding on roads, the most common form of transportation,…

Introduction The Second Industrial Revolution in America was a time period of rapid growth and development in the United States. It started around 1870 during the time of Reconstruction and lasted until about 1920 around the conclusion of World War One. The fast growth of the railroad system resulted in the start and growth of many businesses such as steel, iron, and oil. The start and growth of these industries created many new towns, jobs, businesses and means of travel. With new…

During the Industrial Revolution, coal mining expanded significantly, which led to coal being the primary source of energy today. Even as coal industries flourished and the economy boomed, the corporations were corrupt. This led to new inventions and discoveries of renewable energy. Nicholas Wood, the primary leader in coal mining engineering and safety, inspired many drastic changes of the unsettling coal mining industry. After he researched alternatives to coal, people explored new ways to…

Some people may say that the Second Industrial Revolution was one of the greatest moments in the U.S. history, but some people may say that it was one of the most depressing times to live in and I will try to explain to you why they may have said that. The first reason why they may have said that is because of the working hours back in the past. Working today can be fair and square to everyone, but in the past, it was not as perfect as the present conditions today. People in the past…

During the Industrial Revolution textile factories were unsafe for working class families. According to an interview by The House of Lords, Michael Ward stated that when he was a surgeon factory injuries were common. In a normal working environment workers do not have these types of injuries, such as fingers being lost or having their skin stripped down to the bone. This shows us that textile factories were an unsafe working environment. These injuries were most likely due to fatigue and poor…

In the beginning of the industrial revolution, around 1760, most of the people that lived outside of major cities got forced to move to the major cities. Landowners had to close their lands which causes other workers to lose their jobs thus to go and try having a new job in the major cities. Also, the loss of jobs and the force to move to the major cities was because of the new inventions such as the spinning jenny and the water frame which made the process of weaving and spinning cloth much…

While following the industrial revolution, our country had a higher standard of living compared to other undeveloped countries. It also created monopolies when an individual has sufficient control over a particular market. For instance, the monopolies create an image that cars are necessary for every American and is essential to the growth of the city. This revolution would be absolutely beneficial for people from the higher ends. However, this challenges people in the lower class and their…

Although children have been like servants throughout most of history, child labor reached new limits during the Industrial Revolution (1820-1840). Children, under the age of 14, maybe some even under the age of 6 years old, worked long, tiring hours in dangerous factory conditions for a very little amount of money. Children were helpful as laborers because their size, being scrawny and young, allowed them to move in small spaces within the factories or mines where as the adults couldn’t fit as…

The Industrial Revolution set forth a change that affected the world through the production, distribution, and consumption of food. Food became industrialized not through its accessibility, but because of the shift from an agricultural based method of production to the mechanical production and process of food. With the use of machinery, production became more efficient (usually in factories), leading to the mass production. These goods were more accessible through refrigerated boxcars as it…