How Did The Industrial Revolution Affect People Between 1750 And 1850

1750 – 1850 was an extremely busy time period. Great Britain was expanding, its empire was being built and there was also the establishment of many new colonies. People were moving more than ever before. They were being lured from their countries because of the offer of land and the discovery of gold. People were also being pushed out of their countries by the impact of overcrowded prisons and slavery. People were also migrating from rural areas to cities for jobs, due to the impact of the Industrial Revolution. The movement of people between the years 1750 and 1850 was carried out mainly against the wishes of those who moved. Although most people were pushed out of their countries, some people were also lured. African slaves were stolen, put

People from all over the world were pulled out of their homes and countries, generally because of offers of gold, free land and more opportunities. The offer of gold pulled people from their countries and lured them to places like California, Ballarat, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Canada, where gold was being discovered. This caused many people to move voluntarily. As well as gold being discovered, there was the offer of free land in Siberia. This encouraged those who were struggling in other parts of the world, to move to Siberia where farming, mining and fur trading was making people wealthy. This evidence undoubtedly shows that some people weren’t forced out of their homes, but were pulled instead. During the period of 1750 and 1850, it is shown that some people chose to move; however, most people were forcibly

Ships from England were loaded with goods to trade with. These goods were made in factories during the Industrial Revolution. Ships set sail for Africa where they then lured Africans onto their ships using goods such as beads and bright clothes. Once the Europeans had filled the ship with African’s, they set sail to America. This transatlantic slave trade was often called the Triangular Slave trade as the route the ships took was in the shape of a triangle. The ships would go to Africa from Europe to pick up the African slaves, they would sail to America to sell the slaves and make them work on the cotton, sugar and tobacco fields. The ships would then take the cotton, sugar and tobacco back to Europe and then start again. The Europeans were quite barbaric as they branded the African slaves with an iron to show ownership. In either a scramble or auction, the slaves were sold like animals. There was no equality. The scramble was the scariest as people who wanted to buy the slaves would pay a certain amount of money and then they’d go and grab as many slaves as they could. In conclusion, this proves that African slaves were forced against their free will to move to the Americas. Therefore, from 1750 and 1850, most people such as the African slaves were forced to relocate to strange and unknown