The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain with the historic union of Scotland, Wales, and England. The expanding Atlantic economy and colonial empire provided a growing market for British manufactured goods. Progress in English agriculture made food more abundant and cheaper, so people could spend money on other goods, but through the expense of the individual’s liberty. Initially, conditions for workers were quite harsh with low pay and semi-forced child labor seemed necessary and was socially accepted. The Industrial Revolution in England resulted the country and its people to become vastly rich through new inventions and a population increase, but thousands of people died from dangerous machinery and overworking making the people…show more content… This part of the domestic system proved that a change in the cloth industry must be made because Britain’s economy, as well as Europe’s, was in a stalemate and the production was time-wasting, exhausting, and expensive. Fortunately, inventions such as Edmund Cartwright’s automatic power loom came to change all that. The invention made the production of cloth faster and cheaper making cloth affordable for all. This invention was able to “weave thread into cloth” powered by water (Doc. 4). The domestic system, for the first time, started limiting the growth of the textile industry, but rich tradition of domestic system, merchant capitalists, and urban artisans adapted to these new market conditions making themselves and the country more richer than before. Better spinning wheels were created to improve creation of cotton textile. The Cotton Spinning Jenny, invented by James Hargreaves, and the water frame, created by Richard Arkwright, all helped to speed up and…show more content… In the dialogue of Document 2, a worker testified to the Sadler Committee about his mental health. The worker not getting enough sleep, overworking on his hours, and not having enough time to go to school is self-evident that some workers are not treated like human beings. These workers are being used for their abilities to work like slaves. In the dialogue of Document 3, another worker testified to the Sadler Committee, but about his physical condition. The worker is likely to die due to “dust in the factories” and “insufficient diet.” Workers that have died from the causes of factories proved that the working conditions must be changed and reformed so that workers don’t have to be put in such harsh and cruel conditions to earn a living. Child pauper apprentices were allowed during this time period until 1802. According to Document 5, Michael Mandelbaum argues that the Industrial Revolution is new form of feudalism making “traditional society obsolete.” Workers have submitted themselves to their employers to the fullest extent. Everyone must obey to their employers like its their king, or they will no longer work and get paid. Employers were given absolute control over their workers. According to Document 6, children received multiple injuries or, in most cases, death. Children became strictly ill and worked longer hours. Just like every other worker, children were obliged to follow their employer’s instructions or they
