The Industrial Revolution sparked the change from the agricultural 18th to the factory based 19th century. It caused many changes in America and show a drastic change in how people lived. The Industrial Revolution not only sparked urbanization but if influenced the economy, political decisions, and gender and class roles in society. First, the economy was considerably impacted by the Industrial Revolution because the main job switched from farming to working in a factory and construction. With the change of life came the change of income and goods. Many new immigrants were coming to America and moving to the cities along with farmers. One major setback of the new urbanizations was that there weren 't enough people to run the farms and feed …show more content…
Consequently, during this time children were forced to work in factories because of the new standard of living. It was nearly impossible for a family to live decently without at least two well-paying jobs. It was not uncommon for kids to be pulled from school to work in a factory and contribute to the family income. It wasn’t until 1918 that Congress passed the first Child Labor Law banning the use of children in factories. Similarly, labor unions were formed to protest the odious work conditions in the new factories. They were meant to distribute power evenly allowing workers to more rights such as fair pay and decent working conditions. Comparable, reform acts were also a major result from the Industrial Revolution. For example, in 1802, the Legislature passed the Health and Morals of Apprentices Act. The new act banned apprentices from working more than twelve hours a day. Both Industrialization and Urbanization greatly impacted politics during the time of the Industrial Revolution. They changed the way civilians lived and worked, and because of that new laws were created to protect and enhance this new way of …show more content…
With the new factories and way of life came new gender roles and social classes. One major effect of the Industrial Revolution was the creation of the middle class. The middle class or “working class” was composed of families who had members working in factories. The middle class was not wealthy rich to the point they did not have to work, but they also were not dirty poor to the point where they could not afford to live. Also, the middle class drastically changed the economy by bring more money into the flow and changing the prices of everyday goods. With more people working and receiving money, it also means that more money is being spent. Similarly, the middle class was started because of urbanization. People in the middle class moved to the cities so they could be closer to work and further away from the rural agriculture. Not only was the middle class created but a new line of entrepreneurs was created. During this time business skyrocketed and a few smart investors took advantage of that. For example John. D. Rockefeller invented the Company Standard Oil and dominated the oil industry. His new company was the first U.S. business trust. While Industrialization and the movement to cities created many new job opportunities it also created new social classes and
(Bailey) Overall, the Industrial Revolution brought more money to North America which caused the country to flourish and it kept the country alive and helped it grow to what it is today. The Industrial Revolution, in my belief, was the most important thing that ever happened to America. The country needed money and the Industrial Revolution brought the money it needed. The cities began to grow because of the people moving to the factories. The number of jobs also grew and this was good for the society.
Within the 18th and 19th century, industrial revolution played a huge part,positive and negative, which changed the way the U.S looks and operates. Industrial Revolution is the change in industrial works. There were dramatic changes in government, technology, population,capital,and last but not least transcontinental and communication networks.
The Industrial Revolution created many changes in society. Two of these changes had positive and negative effect on the labor forces and the growth of the modes of transportation that was used to. New jobs were created with the assumption that things would be better for everyone. The increase of the development of technological and industrial fields weren't what society thought it would be. The Industrial Revolution was the good and bad of many civilizations.
...oods in the market place. The market increased vastly, becoming more efficient with cheaper transportation and economic specialization. Industrialization impacted the meaning of work and changed the ways of time management. Urbanization mainly evolved in the northeastern states, which help the states to become more into urban cities showing and improving on communication and industrialization. Though this was great for the Americans it did affect the Native Americans and African slaves in a negative light. Even though it had ups and downs from different point of views the market revolution changed and improved how our economy is today.
As people desired to improve themselves through hard work and in other ways, the general standard of living improved around the nation. New ideas about health, patriotism, and many other cultural changes in people’s daily lives came about during the revolution. During this time, child labor was a rapidly growing aspect of many factories, because their mothers were entering the workforce in growing numbers. In Document L, one can see evidence that children as young as 1 year old would accompany their mothers to the factories and help, earning a wage, and contributing to their families. These children would sometimes be woken up at 3am, and would work for 13 hours.
The industrial revolution was in the late 1700s and early 1800s, it started in England and caused mass production. Certain impacts that were short term where the population boom, and urbanization. Most of the population was the working class and they worked in factories and mines and didn’t get a lot of pay. The industrial revolution resulted in the suffering of the working class in the short-term due to the inhuman working conditions and child labor.
The Industrial Revolution was a time of great change and increased efficiency. No more would be goods be produced by sole means of farming and agriculture, but now by the use of machinery and factories. Technology was beginning to increase along with the food supply as well as the population. However, this increase in population would greatly impact the social aspect of that time. Urbanization was becoming much more widespread. Cities were becoming overwhelmingly crowded and there was an increase in disease as well as harsh child labor. Although child labor would be reduced somewhat due to unions, the Industrial Revolution still contained both it’s positive and negative results.
An expansion that countries as industrialization, the industrial revolution noticeable marked a major turning point in human social history and almost every aspect of daily life and human society was eventually in some way influenced by it. Also the industrial revolution had a major change in agriculture, mining, transport, manufacturing and technology. A evolution that started in the later part of the 18 century beforehand manual labour and draft-animal which was based on the economy on the way to machine based manufacturing; however the term revolution is not a true explanation of what took place. The industrial revolution had a major impact upon
The Industrial Revolution is referred as the introduction of new manufacturing machines and processes to the United States. This event started on Great Britain during late1700s and spread to Europe and America during early 1800s. The industrial Revolution brought several changes in the economy, which also affected society and everyday lives of all Americans. Most important changes brought by the Industrial Revolution include population growth, introduction of new transportation and communication methods, growth and innovation in manufacturing machines and industries, and development of new systems of food, textile, and print production.
The Industrial Revolution began in the late eighteen and nineteenth centuries due to a rapid emergence of modern industrial production that changed society significantly. Goods that were produced in homes and small family businesses began to be produced in large industrial factories. As a result of this, productivity and efficiency increased dramatically, which caused a significant shift in the present economy. The Industrial Revolution led to the growth of cities as people moved from rural areas to the city in order to find work. Karl Marx believed that the changes brought on by the Industrial Revolution overturned not only the traditional economies, but also society in general.
The Industrial Revolution was to blame when it came to transforming from hand tools to machines and making children work in factories but the most significant of the outcomes is urbanization. Due to urbanization many things had occurred, more people started working in factories, coal mines and worked machinery rather than farming or constructing handicrafts and other agricultural activities. The working conditions, the railroads, transportations systems and the economy had developed and improved greatly because people moved to the urban cities instead of staying in the rural farms. Although at the time urbanization was an awful thing, when we look back at it now, it was one of the best things to have happen as it triggered so many more things to happen in our favour, a positive domino effect as you would call it.
...al upheaval caused by the Industrial Revolution eased, living conditions improved, death rates declined and birth rates increased. Innovations in health care were made which allowed common diseases and plagues to be eradicated with preventative medicine. As availability of good quality food increased, people consumed more healthy food allowing them to live easier lifestyles stablizing the population.Urban populations provided people with more opportunities to marry younger and have children earlier. As more children were born, a more youthful workforce emerged. Gender roles changed de due to employment in factories. Separation between home and work became more clear. As men were paid higher wages than women, women were encouraged to stay home. Urban populations increased as rural workers moved to the cities in the hope of gaining better employment and pay (Skiwirk).
The Industrial Revolution had many side effects on society, including negative effects such as child labor. For example, “Lewis Hine’s photograph shows just how young the children are when they are at work in the factories” (Document 8). In the photo described above, clearly show
The Industrial Revolution began in the mid eighteenth century (1750) and ran through to the early twentieth century. The revolution began in Great Britain and spread rapidly across Europe and America forever changing the world. It modified the way people both worked and lived. During the revolution social changes in agriculture and technological changes in the production of goods occurred. Revolutionary ideas also saw Great Britain become a dominant world power at the time. Despite the early social problems of atrocious living and working conditions created by the industrial revolution its long-term social reforms including; the Factory Act of 1883 outweighed the short-term issues that were encountered. During this period of dramatic change the industrial revolution was responsible for some of the worst working conditions known to man, particularly for young child that were forced into a child labour work environment.
First of all, the Industrial Revolution marks the use of many important, and new materials to industry. Coals are used more widely, and steam and steel are introduced. Without them, there would be no machines, no engines, no factories, nothing. People at that time needed