The Industrial Revolution was the most significant event that ever happened since the domestication of animals and crops. Although not everyone was reaping the benefits at first, their children’s, children did. The Industrial Revolution had an important and beneficial impact on the world for these reasons: A better economy, worker rights and the invention of the Steam Engine. ECONOMY – When the next chapter in Human history started, it came with a booming economy. Goods became cheaper and more efficient to make and the booming economy meant there was more jobs available and more money being made. The British economy grew rapidly, it grew about 230% from the 1760s to the 1850s ["Industrial Revolution." Ben Moore. Wikipedia.]. These changes …show more content…
It enforced mill owners to abide by the rules of the law, forcing them to treat their workers better [Simkin. “1802 Factory Act” Spartacus Educational.]. Then about 30 years later, another act was passed, The Great Reform Act of 1832 was the conclusion of a struggle both in the streets and Parliament. It helped diminish corruption and removed rotten boroughs (a borough is a town which sends representatives to the British Parliament). This led to a chain reaction which helped change other laws, but most importantly, The 2nd Factory Act of 1833. The 2nd Factory Act of 1833 helped improved the lives of children working in factories. These new laws were: no child workers under the age of 9, employers must have an age certificate for their workers, limiting the amount of work based on age, at least two hours of schooling each day for children and four factory inspectors per factory to enforce the laws. So by 1833, the Government had passed what was to be the first of many acts dealing with working conditions and hours ["1833 Factory Act." The National Archives.]. At first, there was limited power to implement these acts but as the century progressed the rules were enforced more strictly. Nonetheless, the hours and working conditions were still very tough by today’s standards. There were …show more content…
The Steam Engine was the perfect ingredient. Created by James Watt during the late 18th century, the Steam Engine worked by putting water over heat (which generated steam) to push a piston up and down using that motion to power something (eg. a locomotive). Some outcomes of the Steam Engine are Pasteurization (the process of heating the milk up and then quickly cooling it down to eliminate certain bacteria), the constant heat was needed to be applied for this to work. Water irrigation was also very important and useful, this used a modified and improved steam engine made by Thomas Savery. Factories that relied on water or the wind were only able to be built in certain places, steam power meant that they could be built anywhere. By the 1800s high-pressure steam engines had become small enough to be put on locomotives, helping goods and people move throughout the land [Whipps. "How the Steam Engine Changed the World."] . With anything being able to be powered anywhere, people could work longer hours, study and read, resulting in huge increases in education per capita. Another important use of the steam engine was boats. Using a steam power a boat could move faster throughout the water with more efficiency. The amount of crew needed on a ship was reduced and a boat could move through the water regardless of the winds or current, faster too. This meant that