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Living & Working Conditions of the Industrial Revolution

Living & Working Conditions of the Industrial Revolution. Cottage Industries. people worked from home there were many pros to this type of industry scheduling & adjustment of schedules direct partnership with merchant shorter hours & less demanding there were also some cons

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Living & Working Conditions of the Industrial Revolution

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  1. Living & WorkingConditions of theIndustrial Revolution

  2. Cottage Industries • people worked from home • there were many pros to this type of industry • scheduling & adjustment of schedules • direct partnership with merchant • shorter hours & less demanding • there were also some cons • loss of equipment • loss of parents • difficult & time-consuming to learn

  3. Factory Industries • people worked in factories • pros to working in a factory • several separate, easy jobs • allowed middle-class to grow • women & children could work • cons to working in a factory • tasks were often dangerous • more pollution • women & children could work

  4. Factory Towns • grew up around factories • many people lived in cramped conditions • pollution increased because of factories • poor sanitation

  5. Mass Production • allowed large number of identical items to be manufactured • two elements made this possible: 1. interchangeable parts - identical, machine made parts - easy production & repair 2. assembly line - product moves from worker to worker - each worker has own task in process

  6. On a sheet of paper… • List one advantage & one disadvantage of working in a cottage industry. • List one advantage & one disadvantage of working in a factory industry. • Would you rather live before or after industrialization? Why?

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