The
Industrial RevolutionThe
Industrial Revolution
When:
1750-1830
Where:
mainly Great Britian but some parts of Europe
Why:
people felt that they needed to update machines so goods could be made in larger
quanties much quicker.
How:
It began when James Hargreaves invented the Spinning Jenny.
Outcome:
More women started earning money instead of men always earning money but a lot
of people were killed or badly injured in the machines.
During
the 18th century the majority of the Europeans lived in the
countryside, but later on in the 18th century new inventions and new
sources of power were found. Goods were made in bigger quanties because now you
could make them using big machines in factories. That was the start of the
industrial revolution.
By 1851,now most of the
people in Europe lived in cities and it was very hard for them. Many of the
places were overcrowded. Most of the houses were dark and small. Toilets were
outside and to get water you would have to get it from a pump outside. Hardly
any children went to school they had to work in factories to earn money. They
did not get paid a lot and they had to work for 14 hours a week. Many children
got killed by machinery when they fell asleep and got caught up in the machines.
If people worked to slowly they would get whipped. Lots of children worked in
coal mines. Some of them were as young as 4.
Machines
invented:
By
Affraic and John