Coal Mining

Coal

• Coal is burned to run steam engines.

• Mined out of the earth.

• Coal miners work long hours in very dangerous conditions.

Coal Burning Steam Engine

Coal Burns in in a boiler

Child Labor in Mines

Black Lung

Life during the Industrial Revolution

Factory Working Conditions

• Working conditions in the factories were bad

• Workers worked long hours for little pay

• Factories were unsafe/ accidents were common

Child Labor

• Children were forced to work in the factories

Working & Living Conditions During the Industrial Revolution

Work Accidents

• Many were hurt in factory accidents

• Machines not safe

• No safety equipment

Urbanization: Urban Cities

• Factories are in the city

• People moved to the cities to work

• Cities quickly became over populated

City Living Conditions

• Factory workers lived in small overcrowded buildings.

• Dirty

• Disease would spread.

Different Classes

• Working class = factory workers

• Middle Class = factory owners and managers.

Industrial Revolution = Unfair

• Factory workers worked hard for little pay

• Lived in crowded cities, and small apartments.

• Factory owners made a lot of money

• Lived in big nice houses.