the industrial revolution 203
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MAJO RAMOS TANIA MACIEL MIRANDA NAVARROTRANSCRIPT
By: Miranda Navarro,
Tania Maciel & Majo
Ramos
• The industrial revolution started in England in the
year 1750, then it started spreading in other
countries.
• The changes that began in Britain paved
the way for modern industrial societies.
• Transportation was expanded.
• Electricity was effectively harnessed.
• Improvements were made to industrial
processes.
• People started to think and to create
machines and systems that would make
things easier for humans.
• A machine is the devise that comprises of
the stationary parts and moving parts
combined together to generate, transform
or utilize the mechanical energy.
Before
• Few population.
• Less jobs.
• People died young.
• Things were made by
hand.
• People worked in farms.
After
• Population increased.
• Factories.
• Transportation, like the
steam boat.
• More works.
• Things were made by
machines.
• They had to work more hours as rich
people and they got paid less as them.
• They paid other people to do their work, they
didn't paid them the minimum wage and abuse
them, rich people had the rights that poor people
just dreamed of.
• It changes the way people live, it changes all aspects of
life:
At the beginning: lot of people suffering
Later: better quality of life
• Living conditions were miserable and dirty.
• There were no public service: Air, Water pollution,
sickness and diseases.
• Working conditions also miserable:
14 hours a day and 6 days a week.