Industrial Revolution

Technological Innovations

• Cotton Gin
• Steam Engine
• Interchangeable Parts

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Reasons For Migration

• Farming wasn't popular anymore
• More job opportunities in urban cities
• Cities were centers of the economy

Working Conditions

• 6 days a week
• 16 hours a day
• Many kids worked in factories
• Many diseases were caught such as lung diseases
• Very large equipment to lift, hard for workers

People's Living Areas

• About 75% to 80% lived in urban areas.
• About 20% to 25% lived in rural areas.

Women and Children

• Almost the same jobs as men
• Over time were given more leniency, shorter hours 
• Children responsible to use dangerous machines
• Women did both domestic work and factory work

Social Classes

• 3 Main Classes: Upper, Middle, and Low
• Upper: Factory owners, managers. Successful
• Middle: Businessmen and other officials.
• Low: Factory workers, Laborers

Labor Unions

• Wanted better working conditions
• Strived to be publicly involved 
• Were never very successful

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