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    Sure there are many benefits that came from the industrial revolutions . The industrial revolution changed how we lived. The thing about this it said before this over 80 percent of the population had to leave on a farm without electricity in order to survive. Where if you was to tell somebody you live on a farm without any electricity now. People will ask you why? Yes, it changed education, electricity,transportation, medicine,clothing, and mass production was made possible. This also was…

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    The Industrial Revolution was a time filled with tremendous innovation and creativity, with new inventions including but not limited to the steam engine, the spinning jenny, and the water frame becoming introduced to the public for the first time. However, while there were positives that came out of this productive time period, citizens actually did end up paying a price due to such tremendous advances in technology. One major expenditure that some citizens had to pay, particularly the younger…

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    Before the industrial revolution, most families were living in small villages. They were either working in agriculture or as skilled craftsmen. Families worked by hand as a family. In the early industrial revolution era, three-quarter of workers was living in the countryside and farming was a predominant occupation. The one-quarter of Britain’s population was industrialised however, everything started to slowly change. The new laws now meant that people had to pay for their own fencing and…

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    Child Labor In The 1800s

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    One of the the first laws passed for child labor was Britain it was in 1833. Children under the age of 9 were able to work in coal mining. Children would usually work from 4:00 am to 5:00 pm. Kids would push carts of coal back and forward along mine tunnels the kids who did these were called putters. Others had different kind of different things to do while they were in the mines. Trapper would open doors and shut them to let air in and they would usually stay in a room that is pitch black dark…

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    Presently there are laws to prevent child labor, but a century ago it ran ramped. Many factories had jobs that required children to fulfill them, such as collecting cotton under large machines where adults could not fit. Also in the time period many families needed the children of the home to work in order to feed themselves. Often people forget that child labor was not always frowned upon as it is now. When one examines objects from the past, one must realize that their opinion is a completely…

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    needs a strong enough motivational and inspirational spur to create an entire reform movement, and she takes this fact and paints images that depict the direness of the situation. The audience, from the imagery, themselves, gets placed in the “textile mills” or “shoe factories” or “offices,” places notorious for ill-conditions during the twentieth century. These images, while simple, explode a picture into the audience member’s minds where they can picture the cobwebbed corners and dust covered…

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    During the industrial revolution, a lot of people moved to cities because there were a lot of factories in the city. The most alarming about the housing situation during the industrial revolution is that people had to live in poor houses and they need to pay the rent. Is unfair when you pay rent to the landlord when the house is ugly and poorly. In London, a lot of people had to live in a small room because they don’t want to spend a lot of money. Also, a lot of houses were…

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    Industrial Revolution Dbq

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    Before the industrial revolution, a mass production of manufactured products made possible by machinery, people made most of their own goods in their home by hand. The act of making things you needed was very taxing on people, and was a very long process. However, this all changed when the textile industry became popular. The industry let the public get the same end result for much cheaper. Customers were also utilizing the textile industry because the mass production of goods meant they would…

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    Introduction Even though children had worked and been servants and apprentices throughout history, child labor became much more popular and dangerous during the industrial revolution. Children exhausted themselves working long hours in dangerous facilities for very little money. They were very useful since they were small and would fit in cramped places in mines and factories where regular workers (adults) couldn’t fit. Supposedly, children where easier to manage and control but most importantly…

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    Besides your typical farmers and travelers, Horatio Gate Jones described wagon trains half a mile long on ridge road waiting to deliver supplies to the mills. This likely created even more business for your local blacksmiths and wheelwrights. The farmers on the hill were not the only people impacted. Land owners closer to the river and mills witnessed great economic development. The Industrial Revolution swept across Roxborough. The Industrial Revolution created two general classes…

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