Social Impact of the Social Impact of the Industrial RevolutionIndustrial Revolution

Chapter 5.3Chapter 5.3

I. Movement to New Industrial I. Movement to New Industrial CitiesCities

A.A. UrbanizationUrbanization

People moved from farms due to an People moved from farms due to an increase demand for workersincrease demand for workers

B.B. PollutionPollution

Air, water, and noise pollution were highAir, water, and noise pollution were high

II. New Social Classes EmergeII. New Social Classes Emerge

A.A. Industrial Middle ClassIndustrial Middle ClassLived in nice homes in neighborhoods with Lived in nice homes in neighborhoods with

regular supplies of waterregular supplies of water

Women stayed home to raise childrenWomen stayed home to raise children

II. New Social Classes EmergeII. New Social Classes Emerge

B.B. Industrial ClassIndustrial Class

Lived in cramped apartments called Lived in cramped apartments called tenements without running watertenements without running water

No sewage or sanitation systems No sewage or sanitation systems causing contaminated drinking watercausing contaminated drinking water

Cholera spread widely Cholera spread widely

II. New Social Classes EmergeII. New Social Classes Emerge

C.C. Workers ProtestWorkers ProtestWorkers wanted better pay, but they did Workers wanted better pay, but they did not have the political power to bring not have the political power to bring about changeabout change

D.D. Workers and ReligionWorkers and ReligionPopular religion was Methodist which urged Popular religion was Methodist which urged

workers to focus anger away from violence workers to focus anger away from violence and toward reformand toward reform

III. Life in the FactoriesIII. Life in the Factories

A.A. Harsh Working ConditionsHarsh Working Conditions

Shifts lasted 12 to 16 hours a day, 6 or 7 Shifts lasted 12 to 16 hours a day, 6 or 7 days a weekdays a week

Machines had no safety features; many Machines had no safety features; many lost fingers, arms, legs, or diedlost fingers, arms, legs, or died

III. Life in the FactoriesIII. Life in the Factories

B.B. Women in the Women in the FactoriesFactories

Women were paid Women were paid ½ as much as men½ as much as men

Women worked very Women worked very long hours and then long hours and then took care of their took care of their familiesfamilies

III. Life in the FactoriesIII. Life in the Factories

C.C. MinersMiners

Workers paid more Workers paid more but had much worse but had much worse conditions conditions

Worked in the dark, Worked in the dark, poor air quality, poor air quality, explosions, floods, explosions, floods, collapsing tunnelscollapsing tunnels

III. Life in the FactoriesIII. Life in the Factories

D.D. ChildrenChildren

Most started Most started working at age 7 or working at age 7 or 8 though some 8 though some started at age 5started at age 5

The Factory Acts The Factory Acts reduced working day reduced working day to 12 hours a day, to 12 hours a day, required age to be 8 required age to be 8 or 9, and required or 9, and required child workers to be child workers to be educatededucated

IV. ResultsIV. Results

A. Labor unions created A. Labor unions created resulting in better resulting in better wages, hours, and wages, hours, and working conditionsworking conditions

B. Working class men B. Working class men gained the right to gained the right to votevote

C. More money meant C. More money meant more opportunity for more opportunity for funfun

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