Malden Mills

Hudson, Ohio has been home to me ever since I was six years old. Hudson is a suburb of Cleveland and located in the Summit County. Being a relatively small community, Hudson, became a city officially after the 1990 US census. Hudson is mostly composed of upper middle class Caucasians, and is known for being a safe community perfect for raising a family. Another thing that Hudson is known for is having exceptional school districts, and is ranked nationally. Through research and living in Hudson…

Industrialism in Europe started in the 1780’s specifically Britain. Britain was the world's first industrial country. This made Britain the world's richest nation producing most of the world's coal. Industrialism then spread to other countries throughout Europe including Belgium, France, and Russia. In Europe countries governments were pushing industrialism by building roads, railroads, and canals. In Europe they eventually had a rail system stretching throughout. In America an industrial…

The Industrial Revolution took place during the late 18th and 19th century. The Industrial Revolution took place not only in Europe but in the United States as well. The Industrial Revolution not only benefited the economy but also improved the economy. 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…

The industrial revolution left a drastic mark on society. The revolution changed the ways of people in the 18th century drastically; the classes began to change, some individuals became very wealthy but some individuals lived in horrible conditions. Children were sent to work in factories where they were mistreated and made to work as much as adults. Women began working in textile industries and started to spend less time at home with their families. The problems of the industrial revolution…

Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain by the end of the 18th century. It was a sudden transformation of manual to mechanical labor. Great Britain had favorable location at the Atlantic coast which allowed access for imported goods as well as exporting to other countries. The British had also been engaged in commercial activities and possessed entrepreneurial skills; they tended to take greater risks in innovations and new investments. The British entrepreneurs were skilled in banking and…

After 1750 there were no wars fought in Britain which was one of the key reasons why Britain industrialised first. EXPLAIN During Britain’s peaceful days, France faced the challenge of the French Revolution, as she had political instability and an unstable economy there wasn’t enough money to invest in the production of factories and inventions. Britain had the financial stability to invest in building factories and inventions instead of wasting it on military forces. EXAMPLES This…

During the 18th century, there was a significant shift in social classes and new urban growth in England (Prof. Yang, Lec. 11). The English’s government mainly focused on industrializing the urban civilization. China was integrating people from all areas and social classes into their economy. Why were peasants in China more involved in the markets than those in England? England was striving to become a full dimension capitalist state while China focused on being self-sufficient. China’s…

The heads of the industrial companies quickly became very wealthy and exploited their workers. At factories and mills across the country workers went on strike against company leaders for better wages and hours. These company officials threatened their workers and the government often became involved to settle disputes, but usually sided with the big corporations…

In an interview with Matthew Crabtree, Sadler asked him several questions regarding his experiences working in the mill, he pointed out several disturbing things that went on while working in the factories. Salder asked “What was the consequences if you had been late” and he replied “I was most commonly beaten”.(Salder,Crabtree,pg3) Matthew was only eight years of age…

nine and there would be limited hours that children from nine through eighteen could work. Another major act was the Factory act of 1847 which restricted children to working only ten hours a day and this also for the people that worked in the textile mills. This next act was for the people that worked for the mines it was called the Mines act of 1842 this was put in place so that women and children under nine could not be hired to work for mines it was illegal to do that now. All of these acts…