HISTORY
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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with food crops
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for hours worked
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in company stock
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for individual products
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Detailed explanation-1: -Doc 2 – factory workers were available because of the high wages being offered by the factories; therefore, people left their jobs to pursue factory jobs. This document supports the geographical/resource paragraph for the essay – factories needed a large, mobile population to work in the factories.
Detailed explanation-2: -The working conditions in the factories during the Industrial Revolution were unsafe, unsanitary and inhumane. The workers, men, women, and children alike, spent endless hours in the factories working. The average hours of the work day were between 12 and 14, but this was never set in stone.
Detailed explanation-3: -Industry created a tremendous demand for labor. In 1865 there were around 1.3 million people working in manufacturing companies. By 1900 that number had increased to 4.5 million and ten years later it was estimated at about 8 million.
Detailed explanation-4: -Many workers felt they lost control over their work process, and felt dislocated and alienated from their work. Many critics began asking if factory work was at odds with human nature. In pre-industrial times, most workers were fairly to highly skilled and were paid by the quality of the product.