Industrial Society

Industrial Innovations

• Spinning Jenny
• Water Frame
• Crompton's mule
• steam engine
• steamboat

Urbanization
People moved to cities due to greater economical opportunity. Economies drifted away from an agricultural structure. About 75 percent of people lived in cities and 25 percent in rural areas.

Working Conditions
The working conditions were dirty and unsanitary leading to many diseases. the shifts were long, some lasting longer than 12 hours. Women and children began working in them and would have health problems because of them. Women and children began to have a greater role in the factories workforce.

Social Classes
There was an upper, middle, and lower class at the time. The lower class was the working class. They had long hours and generally worked in the factories. Both the middle class and upperclass benefited from the Industrial Revolution. The middle class consisted of professionals and business owners and the upper class consisted of wealthy corporate leaders.

Corporate Leaders
Corporate leaders began to develop monopolies. An example would be Andrew Carnegie, who controlled the steel industry.

Trade Unions
They were made to product the rights of the laborers, and were looked down upon and would sometimes lead to imprisonment. The corporate leaders saw these as a threat to business.