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Created with Fabric.js 1.4.5 Did the Industrial Revolution improve the life of most people in England in the 19th century? Did the Industrial Revolution improve the life of most people in England in the 19th century? Deliverable Part 3 Alyssa Tellez Period 4 Deliverable Part 3 Alyssa Tellez Period 4 Some people argue that the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century did not improve the way humans lived and others disagree, stating how it was a great improvement for the better. Although the Industrial Revolution is a clear importance today and has a great impact on humans, overall I do not think it really improved lives during the19th century. Simply because the jobs had terrible working conditions and pays, and living in Urban areas was torture. Perspective of Workers Perspective of Workers Today, working is quite safe. The government has made laws saying that employers have to look after the workforce and provide safety equipment and other things for them. Also, we try to keep our workplace sanitary as possible.At the start of the Industrial Revolution, none of these laws existed. The working conditions were terrible during the Industrial Revolution. As factories were being constructed, businesses were in need of workers. With a long line of people willing to work, employers could set wages as low as they want because people were willing to do work as long as they got paid. Also, working in a factory could prove to be very dangerous. For an example, Industries such as the cotton trade were particularly hard for workers to endure long hours of labor. The nature of the work being done meant that the workplace had to be very hot, steam engines contributing further to the heat in this and other industries. Children were often employed to move between these dangerous machines as they were small enough to fit between tightly packed machinery. This led to them being placed in a great deal of danger. Death rates were high in factories as well. And not to mention, imagine the number of hours people had to work in this condition It was quite common for workers to work 1416 hours a day for six days a week in the hot and physically exhausting work places. Exhaustion naturally leads to the worker becoming slow, which again makes the workplace more dangerous. And at the end of the day, they barely get paid enough. The majority were unskilled workers, who only received about $8$10 dollars a week, working at approximately 10 cents an hour. Skilled workers earned a little more, but not significantly more. Women received onethird or sometimes onehalf the pay that men received. Children received even less. So as you can see, work during the industrial revolution were harsh and cruel. Today, working is quite safe. The government has made laws saying that employers have to look after the workforce and provide safety equipment and other things for them. Also, we try to keep our workplace sanitary as possible.At the start of the Industrial Revolution, none of these laws existed. The working conditions were terrible during the Industrial Revolution. As factories were being constructed, businesses were in need of workers. With a long line of people willing to work, employers could set wages as low as they want because people were willing to do work as long as they got paid. Also, working in a factory could prove to be very dangerous. For an example, Industries such as the cotton trade were particularly hard for workers to endure long hours of labor. The nature of the work being done meant that the workplace had to be very hot, steam engines contributing further to the heat in this and other industries. Children were often employed to move between these dangerous machines as they were small enough to fit between tightly packed machinery. This led to them being placed in a great deal of danger. Death rates were high in factories as well. And not to mention, imagine the number of hours people had to work in this condition! It was quite common for workers to work 14-16 hours a day for six days a week in the hot and physically exhausting work places. Exhaustion naturally leads to the worker becoming slow, which again makes the workplace more dangerous. And at the end of the day, they barely get paid enough. The majority were unskilled workers, who only received about $8-$10 dollars a week, working at approximately 10 cents an hour. Skilled workers earned a little more, but not significantly more. Women received one-third or sometimes one-half the pay that men received. Children received even less. So as you can see, work during the industrial revolution were harsh and cruel. Living Conditions Living Conditions As the national markets began to grow, more people began to move to the Northeast because they wanted jobs to providefor their families. The house conditions were terrible as well.At least 5-9 people lived in a single room which was as big as an apartment. Not only was there not enough room, but more people got sick as well. Because everyone lived in terrible conditions and so close to one another, diseases spread rapidly and lack of medicine and medical care resulted in many deaths. At the time, population was increasing rapidly because of more people moving in, so apartments became more crowded. Also, imagine walking outsideonly to inhale the polluted air? Let's take the example of Manchester, England. Since people worked at factories, one of their jobs is to burn coal which leads to polluting the air. The majority of the people would inhale theair and get sick. But the people who worked in the factories got it worse since they inhaled mostof the polluted air. Also, more people would die in urban areas than people who lived in rural areas. So as you can see, living conditions were terrible during the industrial revolution Considering those examples above, I do not think that life improved for most people during the industrial revolution in the 19th century. Children, men, and women would go to work the whole day, work in terrible conditions, and walk out of work with barely enough money. They also have to risk their lives because the factories didn't really provide anysafety equipment or medical insurance so anything can happen to them. Also, living conditions were terrible since a lot of familiesmembers would only get a single room. This can cause sickness to spread to everyone rapidly. There was also a lot of polluted air as well due to the factories burning coal. This has caused more deaths in Urban areas than people who lived in Rural areas. These conditions did not improve the lives of people, it just made it worse and dangerous.
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