1. 5.3 Social Impact of the Industrial Revolution

2. I. City Conditions urbanization- movement of people to cities
The industrial middle class- entrepreneurs made this new bourgeoisie
Merchants
Inventors
Artisans
Rags to Riches- rising from poor to middle class or rich

3. Industrial Landscape

4. I. City Conditions cont.
Industrial working class- lived in slums, usually in tiny rooms in “tenements”
Tenements- multi-story buildings divided into apartments, no water or sewage
Labor Unions-worker organizations were illegal
Workers formed secret groups and rioted
Workers also found comfort in Methodism a movement started by John Wesley
Stressed a personal sense of faith

5. II. Life in the Factories and Mines
Factory workers
12-16 hour days
Hard labor
Accidents common (lose a finger)
Most were women at first

6. II. Life in the Factories and Mines cont.
Miners have worse conditions
Work in darkness
Dangers of explosives and heavy equipment
Children have dangerous jobs
Started 7 or 8 some as young as 5
Bad conditions
Factory Acts- reduced work day to 12 hours
Remove children under the age of 8

7. III. Not All Bad In time reforms were passed
Labor Unions won the right to bargain
Working class men get right to vote
Wages would rise

8. Pros/Cons