Guided Reading Industrialization Case Study: Manchester

What changes did industrialization bring about for the following groups of people? Poor city dwellers No plans, sanitary codes or building regulations to controlled the rampant growth of English cities. The poor lacked adequate housing Many were forced to live in dark, filthy, overcrowded slums Very unhealthy and unsafe conditions

What changes did industrialization bring about for the following groups of people? Factory Workers Factory owners wanted to keep their machines running for as many hours a day as possible. Workers were forced to work long hours Starvation wages, Often dangerous and unhealthy conditions Later, working conditions and the standards of living improved = laws were passed

What changes did industrialization bring about for the following groups of people? Wealthy merchants, factory owners, shippers Gained wealth and status in society Joined a growing middle class of skilled workers, professionals, business people and well-to-do farmers.

What changes did industrialization bring about for the following groups of people? Children As young as six began to work in factories with their families Long hours Brutal conditions Child labor laws later brought some reforms

What changes did industrialization bring about for the following groups of people? Lower middle class of factory overseers and skilled workers Enjoyed a comfortable standard of living

What changes did industrialization bring about for the following groups of people? Large landowners and aristocrats Lost some status, respect and power because of the success of factory owners, etc Continued to look down on those who gained wealth in business.

What were the long-term consequences of the Industrial Revolution? The environment Pollution Natural resources were depleted

What were the long-term consequences of the Industrial Revolution? Education Opportunities expanded in response to a need for skilled and professional workers Not for factory workers ( i.e. poor, working children)