Industrial Revolution
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
By: Saira Varughese
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION WAS A PERIOD OF RAPID GROWTH IN USE OF
MACHINES IN MANUFACTURING & PRODUCTION THAT STARTED IN THE MID-1700'S
BEFORE THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION MOST THINGS
WERE MADE BY HAND.
THE FIRST BREAKTHROUGH IN THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
TOOK PLACE IN HOW CLOTH & TEXTILE WAS MADE.
TO PROGRESS THE IDEA SAMUEL SLATER
BEGAN A FACTORY MAKING THE TEXTILE MACHINES.
UNDER THE LOWELL SYSTEM ONLY YOUNG UNMARRIED
WOMAN WERE ALLOWED TO WORK AT THE TEXTILE MILLS.
CHILDREN WERE ALLOWED TO WORK IN FACTORIES
CHILDREN WERE PERMITTED TO WORK AT FACTORIES
BECAUSE THEY WERE ALLOWED TO PAY AT A LESSER AMOUNT.
THE MACHINES WERE ALSO EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS TO USE.
PAY WAS VERY LOW, AS MINIMUM OF $3.
IT IS AGAINST LAW FOR CHILDREN TO WORK UNDER
SUCH HARSH CONDITIONS AND LOW PAY NOW A DAYS.
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT GENDER
TO WORK AT FACTORIES NOW A DAYS.
SAFETY IS A VERY IMPORTANT PRIORITY
IN THE PRESENT DAY WORK.
WITH LONG HOURS PERMITTED IN THE INDUSTRIAL
REVOLUTION ERA LAWS HAVE BE PASSED TO MAKE HOURS MINIMAL .
ALSO PAY HAS BEEN RAISED TO A
REASONABLE WAGE.
