What Really Happened During The Industrial Revolution By: Brianna Taylor Would you like to work

Although children had been servants throughout most of human history, child labour reached new extremes during the Industrial Revolution. Children were employed at the young age of four. Employers recognised that they could employ children for lower wages than the adults to do a more dangerous job. It was the work by younger children that was the most dangerous. Children as young as four or five could be employed as trappers, their job was to open and close the ventilation doors in the underground tunnels to allow the hurriers pulling their carts to pass through. Children in coalmines were employed as hurriers, hurriers were needed to carry baskets or tow trucks of coal to the surface. Girls as young as six or seven could be employed in this way, to pull the tow truck or basket they had to wear a belt or chain around their waist, this caused a lot of damage to the pelvic bone and many women who worked in the mines as children later died in childbirth because their bodies could not support it. In textile factories, young children were employed as scavengers they would collect loose pieces of cotton from under the machines while they were still running. Many young girls worked in match factories, the harsh chemicals would often cause them lose their teeth. Children in the industrial revolution were forced to grow up at such a young age and lost their freedom and didn’t get time to do

The Industrial Revolution was a major turning point in history that took place between 1760 and the mid 1800’s. During this time frame, a variety of different machines were invented and put in factories to make workers and everyday people’s lives easier. These machines had to be run by people such as women and even children because the men were mostly in coal mines. Some of the many negative consequences about these new jobs and new machines being invented were; child labor, physical abuse on the job, and unsafe working conditions. While some might argue that Industrialization had primarily positive consequences for society because more jobs became available, it was actually a negative thing.

However the industrial revolution was not all good. The working class had no other option but to turn up at the factories for work. The factory system resulted in over-crowding and unhygienic conditions and also the development of slum areas. Many factory owners who needed cheap, unskilled labour, profited greatly by using children and women to run the machines and because they were small and could fit in tunnels as well not only that they were more suited for factory life because they could adopt more quickly and easily than men. By the age of 6, many children were already working twelve hours a day in factories. These children had no free time to do anything plus they earned low wages. Hardly any of the children went to school they had to work in factories to earn money. Quite a lot of the people who worked at factories got sick and died because of the toxic fumes in the factories. While others were severely injured because the machines didn't have safety guards so many children got killed by machinery when they fell asleep and got caught up in the machines. Many of the children who were orphans, hired by the employers would

On the other hand, because of the establishment of factories by businessmen, the workers ' lives became hard as they faced unfair working conditions in dirty and small working places. They worked long hours with no break. The machines used in factories were also very dangerous and led to workers enduring injuries. Unskilled labor did not even require training. During the Industrial Revolution, child labor became common since it was cheaper to have children working. Instead of earning an education, children started working as early as 8 years old. Also, factories produced pollution within the cities because of all the coal that was being used for power, leading smoke to contaminate the air. People became sick and even

“People were forced to work in harsh, dangerous conditions in order to be able to provide for their families” (Document 8). Although most people were grateful to have a job, the conditions that they were forced to work for in order to provide for their families were unfair to them, and their families. Just because they obtained a job one day, doesn’t mean they would have it the next day, for example, if an employee was sick, or injured and had to miss a day of work the employee wasn’t guaranteed to continually have the job after they finally recovered. “I am at work in a spinning room tending four sides of warp which is one girl’s work” (Document 1) working conditions such as these are very harsh for the employees, not only do they have to keep up with the work of four people. Not only do the employees have to keep up with the sea of work, they also have to attempt not to get injured with the very harsh conditions lots of employees did in fact end up with serious injuries. “5 in the morning till 9 at night…” (Document 7) Those were the harsh working hours according to twenty-three year old Elizabeth Bentley. Long hours such as those were very common for factory workers, which made life hard for employees. Not only was harsh working conditions bad, but also the worst consequence that came about through the Industrial Revolution was child

In the documentary “The Children Who Built Victorian Britain” by BBC, talks about the children of the industrial revolution, it shows the jobs they had, where these children came from, their motivation and the progression of laws against child labor. Before the industrial revolution people used to manufactures their goods in their homes using simple machines, but in the late 1700’s this shifted drastically in Britain. They started to implement new ideas of modernization using industries to manufacture goods at a larger scale. The steam engine, iron and textile industries were one of the many industries that played a key role to improve economy, transportation and living conditions in the late 1700’s. Without the industrial revolution we wouldn’t have the technology that we have nowadays, but the industrial revolution also brought a dark chapter for history, the exploitation of children.

Today we have child labor laws, which prohibit the use of children as workers. During the industrial revolution, there was no such thing. You can see in Lewis W. Hine’s photo that a child is dangerously balancing on a milk crate so he can reach the machine. (Lewis W. Hine) Children worked extremely dangerous jobs for very little pay. This boy in the photo could easily fall from where he is balancing and could cut himself open on the machine.

During the Industrial Revolution, from 1760 to 1850, work life for children dramatically changed. Children had always helped on farms or assisted in making textiles at home. However, as life became more urban and industrial there were fewer domestic job opportunities. This forced many children from working on their family farm to working in unsafe factory conditions.

The Industrial Revolution was a crucial time in world history. During the Industrial Revolution, many advanced ideas were just being invented and new materials were being discovered. The amount of employment went up. Children then had to work in dangerous conditions to help to support their families, and were useful because they could move in small spaces and could be paid less. Since then, child labor has been substantially reduced due to new laws and machines that were made to do the work children did (Child).

Child Labor during the Industrial Revolution: Great Britain The Economic Impacts Throughout the Industrial Revolution, children played a pivotal part in economic growth of England, but they also played a pivotal part in the future of their ancestor’s wiliness to work. As history can tell us, in today’s society, both women and men are present in the work force.

Child Labor during the Industrial Revolution was like slavery for children. In the Industrial Revolution young children were treated with little respect and forced to work in poor conditions like damp, cold spaces, that have no sunlight or spaces. Children were not able to grow properly or get an education. Instead, children should have better working conditions such as windows which can be opened for fresh air and sunlight and they should be able to get an education if they desire to.

Although children had been servants and apprentices throughout most of human history, child labor reached new extremes during the Industrial Revolution.There was a big impact on the daily life of a child labourer as poor children often worked full time jobs with minimal pay in order to help support their families. Young children worked long hours in factories under dangerous conditions. children were easier to manage and control than adults because their size was perfect as it allowed them to move in small spaces in factories or mines.The practice of child labor continued throughout much of the Industrial Revolution until laws were eventually passed that made child labor illegal.

During The Britain Industrial Revolution different kinds of machines were made to do different kind of jobs. Machines were very useful because people no longer had to do all the work by hand which was a struggle and took a lot of time. Things changed and became much easier and better. But before machines were invented during the mid 17th and 18th century it was a difficult time of period. Children in the Industrial Revolution suffered by living conditions, work, and lack of education.

In the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the working conditions in the factories were bad, and the punishments were harsh. The work hours were very long for one thing. As an adult, a former factory worker recalls his life in the factor as a small child. “As adults they remembered working until 9:00 or 10:00 p.m. in the summer while sufficient light lasted. As youngsters both boys and girls were "strapped" to keep them awake and working" (Bari). The work day for the workers began at either 5 or 6 AM and didn’t

When the Industrial Revolution started people from the country side moved to the city in look for a better life. But instead, they ended up working in factories for hours and barely seeing their families. The workers were physically and mentally exhausted. They worked from fourteen to sixteen hours, six days a week and only received eight to ten dollars a week. Their work was monotonous and mind-numbing and the working conditions were not great, with the heat, poor ventilation, loud noise, and lack of light. “But the overworking does