Thursday, September 24, 2009

LIFE DURING THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION.






The world is changing. There are so many machines now which make work easier, also more goods are produced. This all started in 1750. The invention of new machines and the discovery of new sources of power to drive the machines brought about changes that led to the industrial revolution. This transformed how people work and lived.


At first in the eightieth century, making clothes by hand was a slow process in Brittan. Workers could only produce enough cloth for themselves. Everything was slow. This made it very inefficient, therefore cloth could not be made for selling thus not improving the economy.

But things started changing; new machines like the spinning machine were invented. These machines greatly changed the ways goods were produced and shortened the production time. This made it more efficient as more goods were produced than before.

The steam engine was important. This worked by burning coal in the steam engine to turn water into steam. The pressure from the steam provided energy for machines to produce goods in large quantities. Therefore more and more goods were produced.

The machines were placed in factories thus workers began to work at factories instead of working at home. The use of machines meant that goods could be produced cheaply in large quantities faster. The raw materials used to make the goods were taken from Asia, but it took a long time to reach its destination.

Soon railways, trains and steamships were followed by the discovery of the steam engine. Therefore people took lesser time to get the goods from Asia. Now people travel further to get their materials as less time is needed. Letters also took a shorter time to arrive.

All the change was drastic and very helpful to the growth of the world, this has totally changed the way people live and it is much more convenient in this growing society.

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