Social Impact of the Industrial Revolution

Document A Every great city has one or more slums, where the working-class is crowded together… These slums are pretty equally arranged in all the great towns of England, the worst houses in the worst quarters of the towns; usually one- or two storied cottages in long rows, perhaps with cellars used as dwellings, almost always irregularly built… Moreover, ventilation is impeded by the bad, confused method of building of the whole quarter, and since many human beings here live crowded into a small space, the atmosphere that prevails in these working-men's quarters may readily be imagined…. [In one neighborhood] there lived in 1840…. 5,566 working-men's families in 5,294 "dwellings" (if they deserve the name!), men, women, and children thrown together without distinction of age or sex, 26,850 persons all told; and of these families three-fourths possessed but one room. According to this document, what was a major problem with early cities in the Industrial Revolution? Which of the following problems does this document best relate to? Dangerous working conditions Long working hours Lack of sanitation Overcrowding Document B We then journeyed on to London Street… in No. 1 of this street the cholera epidemic first appeared seventeen years ago, and spread with fearful speed; but this year it appeared at the opposite end, and rand down it with like severity. As we passed along the reeking banks of the sewer the sun shone upon a narrow slip of the water. In the bright light it appeared the color of green tea, and positively looked as solid as black marble in the shadow. It was more like watery mud than muddy water; and yet we were assured this was the only water the wretched inhabitants had to drink. As we gazed on in horror, we saw drains and sewers emptying their filthy contents into it. We asked if they really did drink the water? The answer was, “They were obliged to drink the ditch, because without it they would have to beg for water.” But have you spoken to your landlord about having plumbing laid in for you? “Yes, sir, and he says he will do it, but we know better than to believe him.” According to this document, why was the spread of disease such a problem in early industrial cities? Which of the following problems does this document best relate to? Dangerous working conditions Long working hours Lack of sanitation Overcrowding Document C 5 AM: The workday began. Cooper and his sister rose as early as 4:00 or 4:30 in the morning in order to get to the factory for the start of their workday at 5:00. Children usually grabbed their breakfast on the run.12 Noon: The children were given a 40-minute break for lunch. This was the only break they received during the whole course of the day3 PM: The children often became drowsy during the afternoon or evening hours. In order to keep them awake, adult overseers sometimes whipped the children6 PM: There was no break allowed for an evening meal. Children ate on the run. From 12:40 until 9:00 at night, the children worked without a break9 PM: William Cooper's day ended after an exhausting 16-hour work shift11 PM: Cooper's sister worked another two hours even though she had to be back at work at 5:00 the next morning According to this document, what were problems faced by child workers during the Industrial Revolution? Which of the following problems does this document best relate to? Dangerous working conditions Long working hours Lack of sanitation Overcrowding Document D 29… that accidents--such as hands bruised, fingers cut off, jammed between wheel- cogs, or drawn in between rollers, and arms caught in straps--are, however, in some establishments, by no means uncommon; that sometimes the straps, wheels, etc., are so crowded and exposed that the utmost care is required on the part of the workpeople to escape injury; and that, in by far the greater number of instances, accidents might be prevented, if proper attention were paid to the disposition and fencing of the machinery. .31… that, from the early ages at which the great majority of children commence work, from their long hours of work, and from the insufficiency of their food and clothing, their "bodily health " is seriously and generally injured; they are for the most part stunted in growth, their aspect being pale, delicate, and sickly, and they present altogether the appearance of a race which has suffered general physical deterioration.32…. That the diseases which are most prevalent amongst them, and to which they are more subject than children of their age and station unemployed in labor, are disordered states of the nutritive organs, curvature and distortion of the spine, deformity of the limbs, and diseases of the lungs, ending in atrophy and consumption According to this document, what were problems faced by child workers during the Industrial Revolution? Which of the following problems does this document best relate to? Dangerous working conditions Long working hours Lack of sanitation Overcrowding Of all the problems that people faced during the early Industrial Revolution, which one do you think was the worst? Secondly, why do you think people put up with the condition you said was the worst?