Industrial Revolution

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The Industrial Revolution
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The Industrial Revolution

• Industrial Having to do with industry, business
  or manufacturing
• Revolution a huge change or a change in the way
  things are done

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Definition

• Industrial Revolution - A period of change
  beginning in the late 18th century, during which
  goods began to be manufactured by power-driven
  machines

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Industrial Revolution -

• Began in ENGLAND
• Factories, steam engines are very important
• The first industry was the TEXTILE (CLOTH)
  INDUSTRY

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Issues

• Child labor was a huge problem
• More people move to cities
• Population increases
• Issues with overpopulation (diseases, crime)
• Pollution!!!!!!!!

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Factory Production

• Concentrates production in oneplace materials,
  labor.
• Located near sources of power rather than labor
  or markets.
• Requires a lot of capital investmentfactory,
  machines, etc. morethan skilled labor.

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The Factory System

• Rigid schedule.
• 12-14 hour day.
• Dangerous conditions.
• Mind-numbing monotony.

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• The problems with the Industrial Revolution
• Low wages
• Pollution
• Child labor
• Poor working conditions