The Industrial Revolution introduce many technological advances, but it also exploited human misery. With limited opportunities for employment, workers had little choice and even less voice as to the conditions in which they worked. Men, women and... [click here for more]
The United States known as the great melting pot was increasingly evident during the Industrial Revolution. During this period, millions of immigrants from all countries arrived on the shores of the United States looking for a new place to make th... [click here for more]
When you think about an industrialist, what does the individual look like? Perhaps, our image of those who were the financial backers of the Industrial Revolution is rooted not only history, but oral tradition. Obviously, not everyone could be an ... [click here for more]
Prior to the Industrial Revolution, agriculture was limited to small farms and hand labor. As agricultural inventions and new farming techniques took hold, food production increased. For the first time in history, mass production of food and mater... [click here for more]
Sweatshops are just that - a place where workers were required to work long, dangerous hours for poor wages in poorly lit and ventilated shops. Many immigrants and Americans of poor means found employment in sweatshops during the Industrial Rev... [click here for more]
Tenement housing was where poor workers lived. The houses were usually located near factories so the workers could walk to work. They were poorly made, overcrowded, drafty, poorly ventilated and lit, and packed with people. There... [click here for more]
Without fuel the Industrial Revolution would have come to a screeching halt. The demand for oil began to rise significantly during the middle of the 19th century. Whale oil, candles, coal and kerosene were used to fuel homes and industry, but as... [click here for more]
