Industrial Revolution 3 Flashcards
What is the order of the classes from greatest to least?
- Entrepreneurs
- Industrial middle class
- Industry working class.
Who were the entrepenuers?
Experience great riches.
Who were the industrial living classes?
Merchants and artisans who developed a new technology.
Who were the industry working classes?
Millions of factory workers experienced low wages and harsh living conditions in the early years.
What were some housing conditions of the industry working class?
Tenement multistory apartments, no running water, no sewage or sanitation station, garbage rotted in streets, sewage was dumped into the river, and pumped back in as contaminated water.
What were the working shifts for mine and factory workers?
12-16 hours, 6-7 days a week.
What happened to workers if they were hurt or injured?
They lost their jobs.
Why were women likely to be hired in factories?
They earned half the pay of men.
What were the ages of girls and boys that worked in mines and factories?
5-8.
Why were young girls and boys ideal for working in the mines?
Their short statures for working in small places.
Why were young girls and boys small hands ideal in the mines?
They were able to fix broken or clogged machinery.
What were the results of industrialization early on?
More goods worldwide at a much lower rate.
What were the bad results of industrialization?
Low pay, dismal living conditions, and
child labor.
What were the good results at the end of the industrial revolution?
workers’ wages rose and the standard of living increased. However, this took several hundred years to happen.
