Industrialization Dbq

In the first 60 years of Industrial Revolution, the working class had a little period of time to improved their living conditions and to find a better work. Prior to the Industrial Revolution, which began in Britain in the late 1700s, manufacturing was often done in people’s homes, using hand tools or basic machines. The Industrial Revolution brought along inventions that far surpassed previous innovations. Industrialization marked a shift to powered, special-purpose machinery, factories, and mass production. The iron and textile industries, along with the development of the steam engine, played central roles in the Industrial Revolution, which also saw improved systems of transportation, communication, and banking.
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First, industrialization changed the ways in which Americans experienced work. Before industrialization, most Americans worked at home as their own bosses. They were in charge of deciding how and when they worked. After industrialization, most Americans worked outside the home for someone else. This meant that they were no longer their own masters. Instead of deciding when and how they worked, they had to work at the times and in the ways that their bosses specified. More of them were also doing unskilled work. Instead of working as skilled artisans, they became cogs in industrial machines. Both of these trends made them experience their working lives in very different ways than they had …show more content…
Before industrialization, most Americans lived in rural areas or small towns. These areas tended to be tightly knit in social terms. That is, people knew one another and had many relationships that tied them together. The Industrial Revolution made machine-based manufacturing more common, and increased the population and average income. Instead of farming, people came to cities to work. This meant that they were relatively estranged from their neighbors. Instead of living in small communities where everyone knew one another, they came to live in large, impersonal cities. People left the country side and went to the cities in search of work and actually a better life. Cities had a lot of new factories and for this reason, the population also grew. The growth of cities made urbanizations. Working conditions were also miserable, people worked more than half a day during 6 days of the week. A lot of children were exploited for this reason. The machines could have injured workers and there weren't any resources for this. Only wealthy people in Great Britain were able to work and workers couldn't use the democratic political system to fight for rights and

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