1. BELLRINGER
How did the Agricultural Revolution help spark the Industrial Revolution?

2. INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: SOCIETY

3. How did the Industrial Revolution change life?
In the 1800’s, people were now able to earn higher wages in factories than on farms
More money, more…????
Job seekers flocked to cities
People lived in rural areas, but thanks to the factory system, population shifted to cities
Factories were built in clusters by entrepreneurs
Where were factories being built? And why were factories being built close together?

4. Living Conditions
England’s cities grew rapidly so this meant no development plans, sanitation codes, or building codes
Roads had no drains and garbage was left all over streets
Dirty shelters with families living in one room
What would this lead to a spread of?

5. Working Conditions
Factory owners kept machines running as many hours as they possibly could
This would lead to an increase in production
It also led to 14 hours a day, 6 days a week for workers
Working conditions were also very dangerous
Seldom well lit
Machines injured workers
No government program to provide aid in case of work site injury
Coal miners life span shorter than any other worker

6. Why did child labor reach new extremes during the Industrial Revolution?

7. Child Labor Cheapest source of labor
Size allowed them to move in small spaces
Easier to manage and control
Often worked to support families

8. Class System Industrial Revolution brought in new wealth to England
New money belong to factory owners, merchants, shippers (working class)
Middle class transformed social structure in England
Prior to Industrial Revolution, landowners and aristocrats held power
After the Industrial Revolution, middle class took power politically and socially

9. Positive Effects of the Industrial Revolution
Economically, it created jobs
Technological progress and invention
Increased production and standard of living
The need for engineers, clerical and professional workers, expanded educational opportunities
Labor unions increased wages, shortened hours, and improved working conditions

10. ASSIGNMENT What are the pros and cons of the Industrial Revolution?
How did the Industrial Revolution alter life in England?