Although the United States of America has progressed because of this revolution, it also affected many people in the most negative way possible. These three reasons have affected families’ ancestors for centuries, and America. While considering there were many helpful, positive effects to industrialization, sadly, in the end, the negative reasons out-weighs the positive. With that, while some might argue that Industrialization had primarily positive consequences for society because of the advancements in technology, it was actually a negative thing for society. Industrialization’s negative effects were little to no education, poor, horrible working conditions, and over polluting the air. The first reason is there was little to no education, …show more content…
In the 1800’s, a girl named Elizabeth Bentley testified before a parliamentary committee investigating conditions among child laborers in Britain’s textile industry. One of the questions stated: “What time did you begin work at the factory?” Elizabeth responded with this: “When I was six years old” (Document 7). This affected her education in years to come. Her health and well-being was affected as well, in which, by the end of her work, she lived in a poorhouse. Many children these days aren’t able to have jobs because of Child Labor Laws which allow the forbidding of the employment of children and young teenagers, except at certain carefully specified jobs. Now Elizabeth had worked from the age of six, creating major gaps in her learning. Now, children have the opportunity to gain an education at the cost to nothing, until college. This is something to be taken advantage of. One of the last reasons is “The living conditions were very terrible. It was overcrowded and dirty; many people lived in small apartments with very little space.”(Document 6). Some may ask what this has to do with the kind of education that the …show more content…
In the poem titled “My Boy”, the worried mother states that “before dawn, her labor drives her forth” (Document 7). This statement also goes back to the first reason. The mother in the poem had to get up early hours in the day, and work into terrible and unreasonable conditions into the night without seeing her sweet child. This had both an effect on the mother and the boy, as well. The mother was not able to take care of her son with the kind of working schedule that was planned out, and it would dim the connection between her and her son. With that, the son woke up to no mother, and with no one to really take care of him, creating terrible and unsafe atmospheres for both the Mother and son. Now, in these days, there are only certain amounts of time that someone can work. This allows many people to raise a family without vigorously working hard hours of the day and coming home to a child that the person hasn’t even bonded with, yet is their own. In the poem, raising awareness was crucial because it has allowed families today to stay close together and give the children a better environment to grow up in and has allowed them to have a role model in their life. To contribute to that, “Between 1908, and 1912, Lewis Hine worked as the photographer for the National Child Labor Committee (NCLC). During this time, he documented child labor in American industry in an effort to
While some might argue that Industrialization had primarily positive consequences for society because there were many new job opportunities , it was actually a negative thing for society. Industrialization’s negative effects were little or no education, over competition for jobs and child labor laws weren’t enforced. First of all I would like to start off by pointing out that “In the Picture of “an Urban Tenement” you can see that there are kids around the house which is kind of implying that there not in school learning but instead you see them at home with women who which we can imply are their mothers”(document 6).
The Industrial Era was an ever changing time for the United States of America that saw many changes which helped, and harmed the economy. It occurred in the late eighteenth century and continued into the early nineteenth century. This time period had an effect which differed from person to person. It was beneficial to the wealthy, and damaging to the lower class. Individuals who were in the lower class were farmers, as well as factory workers.
The effects of the Industrial Revolution lead to the death of extremely young children and permanent damage that can never be fixed. It also caused working conditions to become atrocious because the owners of the factories never followed the rules which cause workers to fear for their lives. Finally it lead to the terrifyingly unsanitary living conditions of tenements. In conclusion the industrialization of American society was extremely negative to the American people's way of
Before the Industrial Revolution hit our world during the year of 1750-1914 many people lived their lives dedicated to hard work to make sure that they made enough to cater for their families. This meant almost all people worked mostly on the farms including younger children, who would have their jobs chosen by their parents. However this all changed once the Industrial Revolution set itself on the world. It bought many technological advances that simplified labour-intensive work and machinery in factories, mines and farms were established.
In the long run industrialization had a negative impact on society. The three biggest reasons are crime, tenements and immigration. Because of this I would like you to believe that industrialization had a negative impact on
Something that was good about the industrial revolution was that there was more workers and people could get payed more. Things that were bad was that little kids could. That’s bad because kid get hurt for example, for kids who worked on farms would ride on horse rakes and easily fall off and get crushed. Kids would get overworked after working 12 hours a day.
People wanted to abolish child labor, but some for different reasons. Some people were concerned with the well being of the young children’s physical and mental health and believed that they were being treated unjustly. Others saw an increase in unemployment for adults because factories and companies were hiring children because they were willing to be paid less and work longer hours. Finally, the British Government made small actions to protect the young children from the Un humane conditions,by passing a series of acts. In 1833, the government passed a Factory Act regulating the age of children workers.
The Industrial Revolution was a time of great change throughout the world and marks a major turning point in History. This transition happened from 1760 to the later part of the 19th century. The Revolution originated in the United Kingdom and soon expanded to Western Europe and the United States. The Revolution transformed the U.S. from an agricultural economy to an industrial one, as well as impacting the economy and the general population. The United States used to be mostly agrarian, work and manufacturing was done in people’s homes and many workers would use hand-made machines or tools.
The beneficial rise of an industrialized economy becomes a step further into the world of urbanization. Factories, public works projects and new transportation routes all become a necessary development in creating a much more opportunistic country. While industrialization develops an innovative change in the economy, this becomes an issue environmentally and socially among individuals. Therefore, industrialization negatively impacts America by creating inequality on the working class, eliminating a portion of their freedom due to labor, and becoming harmful towards the environment.
Lack of transportation meant that trading was restricted, so everyone’s needs had to be fulfilled using local resources. Everything from wheat to metal had to be created within the local region. But after the industrial revolution everything changed. The industrial revolution had a positive impact on people’s
While the Industrial Revolution had an incredible impact on the world we live in today there is always going to be some negative effects. A tremendous
Therefore, these were the ways that the Industrial Revolution was both a curse and a blessing. "Effects of the Industrial Revolution," Untitled Document, accessed April 19, 2017, http://webs.bcp.org/sites/vcleary/modernworldhistorytextbook/industrialrevolution/ireffects.html. "8 Biggest Pros and Cons of Industrial Revolution," FutureofWorking.com, accessed April 19, 2017, https://futureofworking.com/8-biggest-pros-and-cons-of-industrial-revolution/. Joseph A. Montagna, "The Industrial Revolution," 81.02.06: The Industrial Revolution, accessed April 19, 2017,
Many countries in the world have gone through industrialization, but not every nation is willing to. A lot of times, a nation is forced into industrialization by another well developed country. This involuntary Industrialization can benefit countries in many ways such as acquiring a better healthcare for the people living there, but often times it has a negative impact on the lives of the natives. Many times the inhabitants have to go through events like famine or rebellion before they finally accept what the developed citizens have brought to them and realize that they need to make technological advancements. Moreover, countless times, industrialization is just an excuse to take important resources from the abundant land.
For thousands of years following the rise of civilization, most people lived and worked in small farming villages. However, a chain of events set in motion in the mid-1700s changed that way of life for all time, this called the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution started in Britain, but it instead was a long, slow, uneven process in which production shifted simple hand tools to complex machines. While some might argue that Industrialization had primarily negative consequences for society because for example, it was actually a positive thing for society. Industrialization’s positive effects were railroads, cars, and a variety of jobs.
Even though Industrialization was bad for people but it really helped the immigrants in different ways. Some people it was hard to adapt to the new economy and on the other hand, some people adapt to the new economy really fast. Change of the economy changed the look of the countries. Industrialization was very helpful for the industry owner and very rough for workers in the industries. Industrialization brought advantages which also include disadvantages.