At the beginning (before the 1800s), poor children couldn't afford the price to go the school, as schools were not yet accessible in Britain.
Most poor children had jobs in factories, and instead of getting an education, many children and adults who had a less academic life didn't know how to read or write.
This contributed to the country's economy because if Britain had more ................ people, the entire country would thrive better.
Better forms of transport
Before the Industrial Revolution, transportation relied on animals (like horses pulling a cart) and boats. Travel was slow and difficult.
There was a boom in canal building in Britain in the early 1800s. By 1850, around 4,000 miles of canals had been built in Britain.
The first public railway to use steam locomotives was the Stockton and Darlington Railway in northeast England.
Growth of the Middle class
Assumed the occupations of merchants, shopkeepers and accountants. They could take advantage of affordable amenities like furniture and fine clothing.
Owned and operated the new factories, mines, and railroads, among other industries.
Employers began to decrease working hours and institute a Saturday half-day holiday.
This came late in the Industrial Revolution due to unions fighting and laws created for a better working environment.
They were expected to endure long work hours for very little pay and were often placed in harmful and dangerous situations.
Poor workers were often housed in cramped, grossly inadequate quarters.
Lifespan in the mid-1800s was shocking and brief, and the heaviest toll was on the working class due to...........
Caused by the smoke and emissions generated by burning fossil fuels, this is ..........
There were no regulations for this treatment when the Industrial Revolution began.
Owners would dump things in the river, Spew smoke out into the atmosphere
Housing was located right next to factories; people were inhaling.....
This resulted from the surge in factory farming and industrial mass production of food.
The process through which cities grow, and higher and higher percentages of the population come to live in the city.
the result of this was poor health due to unhealthy drinking water in cities
