The industrial revolution had a lot of positives as well as negatives. While some might argue that Industrialization had primarily negative consequences for society because the long work hours but, it was actually a positive thing for society. Industrialization’s positive effects were that it actually created jobs, and creations of machines made easier for people to work.
Having long work hours is fun for no one. In the industrial revolution that was actually quite common. Moms and dads where unable to see there kids, parents had to work in the factories in order to make ends meet because of little money they where making. “Before dawn my labor drives me forth…” (Document 2). Even though she’s worn out from the previous workday, she has to wake up and go to work. This gives her no time to see her kids because they will most likely be sleeping. “Tis night when I am free” (Document 2). This goes to show that she had very long hours. She went to work before dawn and didn’t get
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Going to San Francisco from New York City took only six days. Before the railroads, the trip took months” (document 5). The machines like the steam engine made it easier to get from one place to another. Inventions like that made it a lot easier for people to go visit other family members. “The photo” (document 3). Shown in the picture, you can see that exports outpaced imports and the factory created jobs in the community. Where ever there was a factory that’s where people wanted to live, so that also caused a population boost. “The picture” (Document 3). You can tell from the picture that they seem to have better sewage. Better sewage or any sewage was a huge plus; when they didn’t have a sewage system it stunk and you had contaminated water and you could possibly die. Although these are some positives form the industrial revolution, there are countless