Title: Did the Industrial Revolution Affect Society, Politics and the Economy?
Headings: Did the Industrial Revolution Affect Society, Politics and the Economy?
Did the Industrial Revolution Affect Society, Politics and the Economy?
Content: A businessman named Samuel Slater started the industrial revolution in the United States when he used British technology in opening his industrial mill, as noted by U.S. History. Slater's mill quickly spun cotton thread into yarn. How the Industrial Revolution Affected Society
The industrial revolution had a major effect on society by creating social class division. The working class emerged as the majority of the population when people joined the workforce. The familial social units that made up society as it was known changed as women left home and entered the workforce. Children also went to work in industrial settings. This left children without access to education. A certain level fear of became part of the lifestyle for workers. The fear was the result of feeling workers would be replaced and lose income if they tried to get better incomes or working conditions through striking. The low wages also left workers spending long hours at work just to survive, thereby diminishing their quality of life.