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Social Impact of the Industrial RevolutionChapter 5 Section 3ObjectiveTo understand the social impacts of the industrial revolution

Students will describe in writing what social impacts the industrial revolution caused.I. Population MovementUrbanizationMovement of people to the citiesCities grew around natural resourcesManchester1750s 17,0001780 40,0001801 70,000Manchester, England

II. New Social ClassesCreation of middle and working classesMiddle ClassOwned and operated new factories, mines, etcComfortable livingWorking ClassFelt lost and bewilderedHarsh working conditionsPoor livingIII. Industrial Middle ClassBenefitted most from Industrial RevolutionEntrepreneursBourgeoisieLived in spacious, modern housesHad little sympathy for working classWomen did not leave homeIV. Industrial Working ClassPoor struggling communityLived in tenementsNo running water, sewage, or sanitation systemDiseases were widespreadEntire Families workedStruggled for survivalLoss of job meant loss of lifeIndustrial Living Conditions

V. Labor ProtestsSecret labor unions formedSought worker reforms1811 1813Workers riotsLuddites smashed machines and burned factoriesOpposed labor-saving machinesVI. Life in the Factories and Mines: Working ConditionsLong work days12 16 hours6 7 day work weeksOnly take breaks when owner gives permissionExhaustion led to frequent accidentsSickness or injury resulted in loss of job

Child Labor

VII. Labor ReformFactory ActsEarly 1800sLimited childs workday to 12 hoursChildren under 8 or 9 could not work in cotton millsLaws not rigidly enforced until 1830s 1840sVIII. Results of IndustrializationLaws were made to protect women and childrenLabor unions were formedWorking-class men gained suffrageWages increasedopportunities increased