The Industrial Revolution

Abstract

This is about the Industrial Revolution; you will see how it affected people's lives and the hard

times that they had. Women and children had it the hardest; even the children went took work

in factories. The invention of the Spinning Jenny and how it took away jobs. The negative side

and testimony from the investigators of the work force. Companies that were owned by the

wealthy and how the Union grew.

In Great Britain during the 18th century the Industrial Revolution began, by the 19th century it

was in the United States. This was a great change in history; the new industrialization would

replace people by machines. The new machines in those times were run by steam engines and

running water.

There were many positive industrial developments that affected American lives were the

production of steel which took place during 1870-1910. Steel production went from 850 million

tons to 24,216 million tons and earnings went from 375 dollars to 473 dollars. This was a great

start to a new future for humankind, economically and their lively hood everything was starting

to grow. Now that railroads were growing transportation was getting good farther faster and

this was lowering the prices of things. Another great thing that was invented was electricity,

now things were really advanced for the times, this would great more goods and jobs.

James Hargreaves the manufactured the spinning jenny for making cloths this was in 1767.

This made it possible to produce more cotton and there for threatened the jobs for the people.

Of course some did lose their jobs due to the new machines the only problem was that the

machine produced thread that was to coarse. He was doing so well with the Spinning Jenny that

he began to sell them. The machine was doing the work of eight people so this made the

people that were doing that type of work really angry. Someone had broken into his home and

broke all the machines so that they wouldn't lose their jobs.

The negative side of the Industrial Revolution was really horrible for women and children. It

wasn't easy for women married or not to find work outside the home. The jobs that were

available for women were domesticated type of services along with work such as peace

workshops and textile factories. For most factory work in the 19th century made life a hardship.

Women also worked in the coal mines, mobility, during this time independent wages and this

helped for a better way of living.

In the early 1840's a selection of testimonies were taken from England and Whales. The

investigation of women and children in the working conditions at the mines, mills and shops the

inspectors started collecting evidence. The evidence that was collected was to see how

Industrial Revolution affected women and their families.

Here are some testimonies from

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