There were many positive and negative effects that industrialization had on society in the early 1800’s. As I read the documents for further information on industrialization and its effects on society, I observed that there were more negative effects. While some might argue that Industrialization had primary positive consequences for society because it gave people better employment, it was actually a negative thing for society. Industrialization’s negative effects were polluted environment, child labor, and hazardous jobs/ working conditions. These negative effects on society became clear during the early years of working in factories, textile industries and coal mines. The main point that I want to introduce is how polluted the environment …show more content…
It was such a big problem back in the early 1800’s for children who worked nonstop all day. Most children who worked started working around six years old. ‘Children who worked in factories and coal mines suffered some of the most barbarous conditions. Their workdays usually consisted of about 10-13 hours with short breaks in between’. Lots of jobs were very hazardous and it was extremely dangerous for children to work in these conditions. I want to mainly focus on the coal mines. Owners thought that putting children (mainly boys), in the coal mines to work, was a great idea because they were small enough to fit through the tiny spaces underground. When children worked in the mines, one of their main jobs was to fill and pull the loads of coal through the small spaces. The factory machines weren’t to great for child labor either. The machines would often run so fast that their legs, arm, and tiny fingers could get caught in them. There was not safety equipment and factory toxins and gases would be inhaled by the young ones, leading to illnesses, diseases, and even death. Children would get paid very little for all the harsh work they did. It wasn’t fair at all! But over the years “Testimony on Child Labor began in Britain”(Document #7). Some laws in Britain regulated the employment of children and “investigated the conditions among child laborers in Britain’s textile industry”(Document #7). While child labor was still a negative in the Industrial Revolution, so was the hazardous jobs and working conditions that played a big part as