The Industrial Revolution provided America with all that it has today. Before this momentous event, the country was as poor and slow as any other country. Though, that all changed when Britain’s technology was leaked to the rest of the world. America was one of the few countries that could use this information to grow stronger and wealthier than any other country. So the moment America took hold of the new information, the Industrial Revolution began. While some might argue that Industrialization had primarily negative consequences for society because the children had little to no education, it was actually a positive thing for society. Industrialization’s positive effects were faster and cheaper production, the child labor laws, and …show more content…
“The image in document three shows that factories will begin showing up in small towns and villages” (Document 3). Now that there are more facilities to work, there are more jobs available for the common man. Before there was only farming, but that companies began moving into villages there are more jobs and as an extension, more workers. “The image in document four tells people that there are more positions to fill. With the brand new assembly line, companies need five people to complete the task, as opposed to one” (Document 4). The car brought on a whole new job direction with the assembly line. People now only needed to know how to piece together one thing and that opened up five times more jobs as there were before. “Railroad travel was fast. Going to San Francisco from New York City took only six days” (Document 5). To move this fast a train would need a crew to operate it. The new locomotives needed many more laborers; this meant that there would be working opportunities in the rail road industry as well. There were many good things about the Industrial Revolution like the job options, and the brand new child labor …show more content…
“In document eight, the children are working on an open machine. Having to avoid the spinning equipment means a chance at losing a hand” (Document 8). In the past, no one cared about the wellbeing of the children, the rooms were full of gas and smoke, and they had the kids working practically inside of the machine. Before child labor laws, the children had to risk their arms and legs to provide money to the family. “C: Do you know of anybody that has been similarly injured in their health? B: Yes, in their health, but not many deformed as I am” (Document 7). Many children of that time period were deformed and sick, so much so that America had to implant new law to limit the use of children in work. In the modern day, no child under the age of 15 can work. This is much better because now we have children that can attend school, and have their freedom. “The image in document six shows that children don’t have to work anymore; this implies that now there are now child labor laws and children have the right to stay home” (Document 6). It is visible that the children are now staying at home under the care of their mother while the father is at work. Now that this is in effect the children have the freedom to go to school and lead a safer and healthier life. The child labor laws were a milestone that America passed, that accompanied by