between the years 1760 and around 1820 and 1840, there was a chain of events or period of changes...
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The Industrial Revolution
Between the years 1760 and around 1820 and 1840, there was a chain of events or period of changes which affected the world’s history. These started in Britain and consisted in the making of new manufacturing processes. Eventually, it got
out of control and there were terrible consequences. It was called…
The two main changes were:•The decline of the domestic system•The invention of the factory system
Causes
There’s not an actual pattern. Different people believe they happened in different orders.
New machines were invented due to people’s interest
in science and technology.
People were willing to spend their money in
the new factory business.
Britain was rich in coal which powered
steam engines.
Banks in Britain grew and people could borrow more
money (for factories).
Lots of colonies around the world belonged to
Britain and provided them with materials, goods, etc.
The government wanted everyone to do
whatever they wanted. (Laissez-faire)
Britain’s population grew
quickly. More people means a need for more
food AND more workers.
Farming in Britain got better and there was
enough food for everyone.
Transports improved and
roads, railways and canals were
built. These helped transport
goods.
Working Conditions
This Industrial Revolution meant:
•Far too many working hours (day AND night)•Bad and too little factory food•Severe punishment in factories•Horrendous factory accidents•Poor health (and even physical deformities)•Factory pollution•Children (workers) abuse
And more…
“I worked from 5am til 9pm. We had no clock. I
only got a penny an hour”
-Elizabeth Bentley (worker)
“We slept three in one bed at the
apprentice house when work ended.
There were two rooms. Supper was
the same as breakfast.”-John Birley
(worker)
“I have often seen the master pull up the
clothes of big girls and flog them. We wished he
might die. He beat me with a stick over the head til it was full of lumps and
bled”-Sarah Carpenter
(worker)
“I saw a child working whool. The strap in the machine caught him and his whole
body went in, and was mangled”-John Allet(worker)
were not pleasant…
Children in the Industrial RevolutionChildren at that time were expected to work ever since they were 4 years old. Some worked from 4am to 5pm and some 14 hours a day, 6 or 7 days a week.
Children got payed 10% or 20% of what an adult did and, most times, they worked as much as an adult.
They were useful for jobs such as mule scavengers in cotton mills. These consisted in picking up the cotton from underneath the machines while these were on. Some lost body parts or even died “swallowed” by machines. Some developed lung deseases because of pollution. Some died of starvation. Most kept working even though they had deformities, illnesses, etc.
The government tried to stop this child abuse but factory owners were selfish and wouldn’t let them take their workers from them. It was beyond unfair.
InventionsDuring this important period of time, transportation progressed, industrial processes became easier because of machinery , etc. It EVEN lead to industralization in America. It was the time of great inventions. Some were:
The Telegraph (1836) The Cotton Gin (1793, 1798) The Sewing Machine (1844) by Samuel F. B. Morse by Eli Whitney by Elias Howe
The Telephone (1876) The First Airplane (1903) The First reliable Steam Engine by Alexander Graham Bell by Orville and Wilbur Wright (1775) by James Watt
References
Made by: Daniela Cebrecos
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution#Child_labour (Wikipedia)http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=22792856(questia.com)http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=102816164(questia.com)http://americanhistory.about.com/library/charts/blchartindrev.ht (americanhistory.about.com)https://www.google.com.pe/search?q=children+in+industrial+revolution&rlz=1C1CHVZ_esPE547PE556&espv=210&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=2zZwUo6MM4rOkQfO7IHgAQ&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1366&bih=604#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=_ZvYainX-wr2LM%3A%3BjYKONeVFKl3NrM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fmural.uv.es%252Fnupefres%252Fchildren_html_432d4b81.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fmural.uv.es%252Fnupefres%252Fchildren.html%3B577%3B413 (Google all the Industrial Revolution images used)(Papers done in class and information in them)(The school’s wiki)