HISTORY
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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Question
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to support the idea that the profits of the Industrial Rev. were achieved legally
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To build sympathy for people who lost their livelihoods after enclosure.
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To show how legal measures altered English society and provided labor for the Industrial Revolution
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to illustrate how most economic development comes at the expense of the poorest people in a community
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Detailed explanation-1: -Children were used as a cheap source of labour for the factory owners which brought about years of child slavery. This week we will be focusing on this cheap source of labour.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Industrial Revolution shifted from an agrarian economy to a manufacturing economy where products were no longer made solely by hand but by machines. This led to increased production and efficiency, lower prices, more goods, improved wages, and migration from rural areas to urban areas.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1833 the Government passed a Factory Act to improve conditions for children working in factories. Young children were working very long hours in workplaces where conditions were often terrible. The basic act was as follows: no child workers under nine years of age.
Detailed explanation-4: -Coal powered the steam engines that propelled the Industrial Revolution, and the use of steam power increased the demand for metals and minerals. Because coal had become readily available, iron production expanded substantially and gave rise to new industries.