Does anyone know the positive and negative effects of the Industrial Revolution?

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sarahezzmck · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

Positive:

1)  Improved peoples' daily lives - by diversifying the number and quality of the kinds of products factories could turn out, ordinary Americans learned better, lived better and had more time on their hands as conveniences and efficiencies defined the Industrial Revolution

2)  Transportation and technology - the expansion of business and factories expanded our transportation network out of necessity and brought us canals, highways and turnpikes.  It better connected us together as a society.  We also saw technological innovation like interchangeable parts (Eli Whitney) and the textile mill (Samuel Slater) which revolutionized how we lived.

3) Jobs - Factories in the major cities created hundreds of thousands of jobs, expanded the cities, attracted immigrants by the millions and forever changed the landscape of the country, especially in the Northeast.

Negatives:

1)  Environmental damage - there were few if any rules regarding how resources could be removed and used.  The air was horribly polluted from factories, as was the soil and rivers.  It would take decades to recover from this damage.

2)  Exploitation - while jobs were created, there were few if any rules about how much people could be paid, what training they would receive and whether they could be fired for any reason.  The jobs were dangerous and if you died, no one really cared.  Profit was God.

3)  Political corruption - the amount of money generated by the Industrial Revolution created a class of super rich who could buy any politician or process.  During most of the later Industrial Revolution, Washington DC politicians were hopelessly corrupt, and the people and democracy lost in the bargain.

sarahezzmck · Answer

OMG THANK YOU COODA!

anonymous · Answer

no problem anytime :))

sarahezzmck · Answer

And then the social negative effects would be the like how some individuals were paid wealthier but most were still poor

anonymous · Answer

yeah good job i have lunch now tho ttyl *fight in class* hahah

sarahezzmck · Answer

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