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Industrial Revolution

Published on Nov 24, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

1760-1840 LEXI, BECCA, AND NAVARIN





Railways were invented in Europe in 1825

Photo by Sir Hectimere

POPULATION GROWTH

  • Decline in death rates
  • Decline in war
  • Diseases weren't as present
  • People moved to work in the factories

POPULATION

CROWDED CITY DURING THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

ADVANCED TECH

STEAM ENGINE, FLYING SHUTTLE,

WOMEN AND CHILDRENS ROLES

  • Women made up 80% of the workforce
  • Children worked in harsh conditions
  • Textile industry
  • Paid less than the men

LABOR RULES

  • Worked in shifts
  • If late, wages were cut in half
  • Did the same work over and over
  • Had set hours

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