INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

INVENTIONS

• James watt invented the steam engine
• Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin
• Network of canal systems for trade an transportation
• John Kay invented the flying shuttle
• Samuel Compton invented the mule

CHANGED THE WORLD

• By making production quicker than
• What a person does by hand.
• And giving the idea of producing quicker
• And in more amount.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Workers became mere wage owners
• Depended on their employers for their livelihood
• Clocks and machines established their rhythm of work
• Strict punishments
• Very little rest and social time

CORPORATE LEADERS

• A business that was owned by thousands of investors
• Investors received their share when corporations flourished
• Corporations controlled most businesses
• Monopolist controlled industries through vertical organization

RURAL

• 3/4 of the population lived in rural areas
• In the 1800s

URBAN

• 1/5 of the British population lived in towns and cities

ROLE OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN

• Industrialization made women work outside of home
• The demand for servants increased as middle class women
• Grew in numbers
• Children often had to work to help their families survive
• Children were forced to work and beaten so they can stay awake

NEW SOCIAL CLASSES

• Captains of industries and business men became very wealthy
• Overshadowed military aristocracy and traditionally privileged classes.
• Middle class was skilled workers and small business owners
• The new working class was less skilled and earned low wages

GOALS OF TRADE UNIONS

• Eliminate abuses of early industrial society
• Improve working conditions
• Advance the quest for just and equitable society.

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