Mary Ann Cotton

Britain’s Industrial Revolution “Were the effects of the industrial revolution in Great Britain more positive or more negative?” Everything up until the late 1700’s everything was made by hand and by hard labour. Many would work over 12 hours in a field or work with making clothing. Imagine what kind of effect a simple machine can do to a country. The effects of the industrial revolution in Great Britain with more positive than negative due the to the fact that because of the industrial…

Though the Industrial Revolution had many great outcomes, many laborers for mills and factories suffered through it while working under harsh, intense conditions and cruel treatments if they were desperate for some sort of money, needed to support their families, or needed a source of income. Unfair and brutal regimens, unskilled labor, and terrible working conditions during Industrial Revolution caused the working class of England to be affect`ed negatively and severely. Turn of century when…

Revolution is not something that is made by political elites, but instead by customary individuals when they change the way they think and live. Social revolution is simply an adjustment in the way we experience our lives. It springs from changes in the way we think. "Social transformations are uncommon and trans-developmental occasions that on a very basic level adjust class structures, states associations, and predominant belief systems" (Skocpol). Economic revolution is a rapid change in the…

believe textile factories are not safe for the working class families. The first reason why textile factories are not safe for working class is the low-pay of money and health conditions. In an interview with the House of Lords, Dr.Ward noted that “Cotton factories are highly unfavorable, both to the health and morals. They are really nurseries of disease, vice”. This verifies that if you work in factories that there is a high chance of you”ll get a disease. Another reason is that the pay is low…

The 1800’s was a time period that took many leaps in advancing transportation. The common folks way of getting around were drastically improved as the buildings of canals, roads and railroads began. These new methods of transportation created fast, more efficient, money flow in the economy and simpler routes for travel. The 1800’s positively affected the United States due to the creation of railroads, roads and canals. The creation of the canals in the 1800’s greatly improved the economy.…

The emergence of the agricultural revolution marked an critical turning point in the economy, equivocally setting a tidal wave of innovation for centuries to come. The agricultural revolution is known best for initiating an era of commerce producing sustainment through agrarian innovation as opposed to living to survive. This attempt to develop new methodology for agriculture brought forth efficiency through technologies such as the wheel and plow, which in turn kick started commerce and trade…

economic output. The basis of the Industrial Revolution began with an agricultural revolution which included scientific breeding, land owners enclosing their lands for private pastures, and mechanisms for faster and more efficient methods of farming. The cotton gin was one of these said mechanisms which would lead to the largest product industry for Britain. All of these enhancements to agricultural production lead to economic and product expansion into cities across England and even the New…

When the Industrial Revolution began it set the foundation for all the modern technology we have today. The Big business that was made during this Revolution gave us the materials to industrialize the U.S and mold it to the great country it already is. Without the big industrial companies in that period of time, I believe that we wouldn’t be the same United States that we are today. To began, back in the early reconstructing era right after the civil war people the U.S began to industrialize by…

The social class structure varies widely among the population of Davidson County, located in the piedmont region of North Carolina. The community like many in the area, originally was dependent on the furniture industry as its main source of funding. Over the years this source of revenue has shifted considerably, leaving behind large fissures in the social fabric. Reflecting upon the area, Lexington and Thomasville, the two incorporated areas of the county, were once the locations of large…

The definition of the first industrial revolution can be broken into two primary parts. Essentially these parts are, one, the discovery and use of new power sources to, two, optimize newly invented or advanced technology (Introduction). It originated in England beginning in the 1700’s, the first phase did not end until approximately the 1870’s (Marshall). England was the leader in developing commerce and therefore needed more goods to satisfy the dramatic population growth (Hackett). They…