social impact of the industrial revolution chapter 5 section 3
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SOCIAL IMPACT OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
Chapter 5 Section 3
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• The I.R. brought wealth to the entrepreneurs who set it in motion.
• For the millions of workers who the I.R. brought poverty, harsh living conditions and unsafe work environments.
SOCIAL IMPACT
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SOCIAL IMPACT CONTINUED
• Over time, the standard of living improved and people at all levels of society benefited from industrialization.
• Another benefit was that over time wages increased.
• Changes in farming, soaring population growth and an increasing demand for workers led masses of people to migrate from farms to cities to work in the factories. (Urbanization)
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SOCIAL IMPACT CONTINUED
• The I.R. created a new middle class along with the working class. • They owned and operated the new factories,
mines and railroads and lived a comfortable lifestyle and had money. • Middle class women did not work, but focused
on raising their families.
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SOCIAL IMPACT CONTINUED
• In contrast, working class families lived in poverty, packed into tenements with no running water or sewage system.
• Waste and garbage was thrown into the streets and rivers and led to the spread of disease.
• Many working class families found comfort in religion and specifically in Methodism, which helped angry workers focus on reform not Revolution.
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• Factory work was completely different than working on a farm. Workers faced a rigid schedule set by the factory whistle.
• Working hours were long (12-16 hrs day/six days a week.)
• Exhausted workers suffered accidents from machines without safety devices.
• Sick and injured workers lost their jobs. ( In textile factories/mills, workers breathed air filled with lint, which damaged their lungs.)
LIFE IN THE FACTORIES AND MINES
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LIFE IN THE FACTORIES AND MINES Cont.
• The majority of factory workers were women, because they thought they could manage them easier and could pay them less.
• Labor unions were illegal during the I.R. but secret unions existed and their frustration often led to violence.
• Textile workers known as Luddites smashed machines & burned factories to protest.
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LIFE IN THE FACTORIES AND MINES
• The I.R. increased demand for iron and coal and miners.
• Miners were paid more than factory workers but their working conditions were worse!
• They worked in the darkness and coal dust destroyed their lungs.
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LIFE IN THE FACTORIES AND MINES
• Children had horrible and dangerous jobs. Child labor laws were passed in the early 1800’s but rarely enforced.
• In the 1830’s & 1840’s however, British inspectors enforced the labor laws.