With the Industrial Revolution came a wave of new changes and ideas. A boatload of new concepts and inventions flooded Europe and North America. This controversial topic leads to where we are now. While some might argue that Industrialization had primarily negative consequences for society because of child labor, it was actually a positive thing for society. Industrialization’s positive effects were new jobs and more job opportunities, more and easier travel, and economic growth.
The Industrial Revolution proved to have a more positive effect overall. One beneficial aspect of this revolution were the multitude of new jobs and more job opportunities. An excerpt from document 1, stated “I am at work in a spinning room tending four sides of the warp which is one girl’s work...The factory is the best place for me and if any girl wants
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A photograph from document 3 depicts the beginnings of the development of cities, homes, and factories. These new developments will bring people in. The more people there are, the more money made (from taxes, tourism, and goods). A photograph from document 6 depicts how times have changed and led to freedom of children. The family has a home and the children appear well-fed meaning that there has been an increase in workers or self-operating machines. With fairly run and speedy manufacturing, the output of goods is boosted. An excerpt from document 9, states “You are surrounded, as we have constantly shown you throughout this book, with an infinite number of comforts and conveniences which had no existence two or three centuries ago…” (The Working Man’s Companion). The growth of our economy is completely evident in this statement: inventions, improvements, and innovations have made life substantially simpler and more productive. Burdens that were a problem years ago are now non-existent. Thanks to economic growth, the country does not have such a awful money