Living Conditions In The 19th Century

The topic that I have chosen to research for the duration of this assignment is Urban living and Working conditions. Foreigners migrated to Australia because of the term ‘ the working mans paradise’. But that was only because of the eight-hour day, which was commonly inconceivable as well as other benefits that were un-available in foreign countries such as Europe.

During the late 1700s, production and manufacturing were centralized around people’s homes and farms. The majority of the work produced was done to provide for individual or community use; often hard labor, basic machines, and hand tools were used to carry out tasks. An era of powered machines and factories created the Industrial mark across the nation. Textile and iron industries developed the steam engine to help improve transportation and exchange to increase manufactured goods. While the impact improved the standard of living for a small majority, others a large majority remained poor and living in poverty. Urban cities that housed large manufacturing plants that provided jobs in often overcrowded cities and poor living conditions.

During the 1845 till as late as the 1920s pioneer living conditions for women was harsh and rough. Their biggest task was helping to feed the family. In addition to preparing meals and cleaning up after them, they planted large gardens. Vegetables like potatoes, carrots and turnips were stored in root cellars. Cabbage was made into sauerkraut and stored in large crocks. Some vegetables like cucumbers were pickled in vinegar. Apples and sometimes pumpkins and squash were cut into small slices and dried. In the winter they could be soaked in water and cooked. When canning jars became available, they preserved corn, green beans and tomatoes. Farm women also raised large flocks of chickens. The hens supplied eggs which were an important part of

The reading and video reveal that living conditions during the Gilded Age were terrible, unsafe drinking water, unwanted sewage disposal, animal waste, and air conditions were ineffective. Many people don’t have a place to live in the house so they gathered and lived in Tenements where they have no enough space for more people and is more contaminated. In tenements, kids had to live in crowded and unsafe areas. There was high death rate and high sickness rate because of diseases. Almost 8000 people died because of disease. So, the life condition was bad at that time. Similarly, the working conditions during the Gilded Age was also not better. Not only adults

During the industrial revolution in Britain, the usage of child labourers dramatically increased as it became a cheap and easy form of labour. This lead to the continued abuse of many children in textile factories. In 1833, the Factory Act of 1833 was put forth which dictated that no children under the age of nine would work. Children ages nine to thirteen wouldn’t work more than nine hours a day and children ages thirteen to eighteen wouldn’t work more than twelve hours a day. In addition it introduced the circulation of four factory inspectors who were to enforce the new legislation. They were to certify whether children had received their compulsory education of two hours each day and report conditions to the government. This act brought forth attention and sparked debates from the public which made stronger note of the working conditions for children.

Living in a poorhouse in the 1800’s was considered normal because poor families couldn’t support themselves. “They are believed to have slept six people to one bed,” (Document 6) which is very disturbing because there aren’t any showers back then or even hospitals. It is a huge negative because of how horrible pollution and illnesses were commonly spread easily and killed off more people. Furthermore children were affected during this time because they had to stay at home in dangerous living situations with no protection. Luckily, this is a positive affect because child labor laws were passed. A huge defect is while they sat home, they weren’t being educated. Another main key point in this writing is children not being able to have an education. Instead of going to school and learning children were forced to work laboriously for a long amount of time. “From six in the morning till seven at night,” (Document 7). I acknowledge the suffering the children had to go through because they didn’t have a regular childhood. They were brought up in the world believing that working just to get by is normal

Dear, Caroline, My trip has been amazing. I have traveled far and wide on my expedition of the late 1800s and although there have been wonderful times, I will never forget the hardships that the people of the late 1800s had to endure. The people in the late 1800s had to struggle through bad working conditions, racism, and little to no proper schooling. With the knowledge I have gathered I hope to enlighten you to the truth behind the 1800s.

“No country can be well governed unless its citizens as a body keep religiously before their minds that they are the guardians of the law, and that the law officers are only the machinery for its execution, nothing more” (Twain, 1873). The Reconstruction was officially over with the Compromise of 1877 which finally withdrew the last military troops in the South. United States as a nation experienced a variety of significant and drastic changing beginning in that period. Former slaves gained their freedom and this fact permitted them mobility. United States saw a great influx of immigrants that altered their course of history, bringing new traditions and costumes that with time became integrated

2. What role did the family play in the socialization and control of children before the 1800s? Family served as a primary institution of social control. Many adults played a role in children’s socialization and control.

Life in the 1800 was the period of progression. It was considered the year of progression because it marked the year were everything was forming and people were coming up with ideas and inventions to make their lives better and for the new upcoming period to continue the process until the world was flowing into its promise. People lives back then were filled with struggles of ups and downs and overcoming obstacles to get ahead in life. Expressing their struggles and what they’ve been through to overcome their barriers in life many people took the opportunity of writing.

Life in nineteenth century British cities, transformed by an Industrial Revolution, grew exponentially with the promise of work. In addition to a growing population, the disparity between the classes grew as well. Rural working-class families began moving to more urban areas where demand for labor increased. Cities at the time, particularly London, were not prepared for such a population increase. Because of this, the living conditions of British cities grew dreadful, ripe with overcrowding and unsanitary conditions that contributed to disease and mortality. One of the world’s most prolific writers, Charles Dickens, struggled to prosper in this tumultuous pre-Victorian era. He saw first-hand the effects

Eric Humphrey During the progressive era one major problem that was fixed were the working conditions. The working conditions in the 1800’s were very poor. For example one aspect that was an issue for the people was the pay. The pay was very low.

Women usually did not work in the factories in 19th century Europe. It became expected

At this time there was a growing population of ill, disabled, elderly, orphans, and widows with young children (Stern & Axinn, 2012, p.18). The economic need had risen after the wars and diseases such as small pox, measles, and yellow fever (Stern & Axinn, 2012, p.18). As the growing poor population began to steal resources to survive, the poor laws were put in place to stop these people from taking from others but also to establish a system of help. Although help was being implemented the old views of destitute began to change during the colonial period, these individuals were no longer being viewed as being born into unfortunate circumstances. Society was shifting their view from a mutual obligation society to a society that valued individual responsibility and individual salvation (Stern & Axinn, 2012, p.19). When the poor laws were adopted in American colonies it was specifically looking to ensure that colonist who were in need due to unfortunate events that occurred, would be able to receive cash relief. The poor laws were specifically trying to establish control over these individuals but also wanted to continue to follow old traditions of helping the poor (Stern & Axinn, 2012,

The Factory Act, 1833 was an attempt to set up a normal working day in