WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Before the industrial revolution, most people were farmers, and the most economic activity gathered around small towns and villages.

Detailed explanation-2: -Before the Industrial Revolution, most Americans lived on farms. The whole family worked together to make what they needed for daily life. They bartered (traded) for items they could not make themselves.

Detailed explanation-3: -It had a huge effect on human history. Before the Industrial Revolution, people did things by hand. The Industrial Revolution enabled people to use machines instead. As a result, people went from living in the countryside and working on farms to living in cities and working in factories.

Detailed explanation-4: -“Cities grew because industrial factories required large workforces and workers and their families needed places to live near their jobs. Factories and cities attracted millions of immigrants looking for work and a better life in the United States.”

Detailed explanation-5: -Harsh working conditions were prevalent long before the Industrial Revolution took place. Pre-industrial society was very static and often cruel – child labour, dirty living conditions, and long working hours were not equally as prevalent before the Industrial Revolution.