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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Textile FactoryWorkers in England
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Child labor in textile factory
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Young Coal Miners
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Child Labor in the Mines
Child hurriers
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New Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
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John Kays Flying Shuttle
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The Power Loom
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James Watts Steam Engine
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Steam Tractor
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Steam Ship
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An Early Steam Locomotive
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Later Locomotives
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The Impact of the Railroad
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• The problems with the Industrial Revolution
• Low wages
• Pollution
• Child labor
• Poor working conditions

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Factory Wages in Lancashire, 1830
Age of Worker Male Wages Female Wages
under 11 2s 3d. 2s. 4d.
11 - 16 4s. 1d. 4s. 3d.
17 - 21 10s. 2d. 7s. 3d.
22 - 26 17s. 2d. 8s. 5d.
27 - 31 20s. 4d. 8s. 7d.
32 - 36 22s. 8d. 8s. 9d.
37 - 41 21s. 7d. 9s. 8d.
42 - 46 20s. 3d. 9s. 3d.
47 - 51 16s. 7d. 8s. 10d.
52 - 56 16s. 4d. 8s. 4d.
57 - 61 13s. 6d. 6s. 4d.
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Industrial Staffordshire
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Problems of Pollution
The Silent Highwayman - 1858
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The New Industrial City
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Early-19c London
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Worker Housing in Manchester
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Factory Workers at Home
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Orphanage of children injured working in textile
factories