1. The Industrial Revolution: Factory System (+) & (-)
California content standard 10.3
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2. Review 10.3 (a) (b) (c) Agricultural Revolution led to Urbanization.
Farmers move to the cities
Cities get bigger
Factory System is established
Creates a division of labor
Causes new problems

3. English Factory System
First adopted in England in the 1750s, as a method for manufacturing
Involved mass producing goods by machines usually run by water or steam
Featured low and unskilled workers running machines, or moving materials
Lowered costs of goods

4. Negative Effects Child Labor Unsafe Working Conditions
Overpopulated Cities
From 1000’s to Millions
Unsanitary Living Conditions
Disease
Rats, filth
Poor living conditions
People living in slums
Environment
Depleting Natural Resources
Polluting water supply, air pollution
Rich vs. Poor

5. Factory Reform Legislation
Between 1800 and 1850, Parliament passed a series of laws to regulate factory work.
Many of these laws focused on protecting children working in factories, and set limits on the amount of hours that children could work in factories.
The Factory Act of 1850, for example, limited the weekly hours that children could work to 60 and daily hours to 10.5.

6. Factory Reform Legislation
Throughout this period, several commissions investigated working conditions in factories.
Politicians, academics, doctors, and other public figures wrote books, pamphlets, speeches, and newspaper articles in support of or against regulating the country’s growing factory system.

7. Positive Changes Labor Laws Collective Bargaining
Limiting working hours, age, and safety.
Collective Bargaining
Labor Unions
Striking for improvements
Better working conditions
Better Pay!
Growing Middle Class
New wealth, better standard of living.
New Tax Revenue
Public Education
Improved Infrastructure (police, sanitation, etc.)

8. How has the Industrial Revolution affected your life?