Industrial Revolution
What is the Industrial Revolution?
A change from agricultural lifestyles to wage labor, transforming industries and societies.
How long were work hours for women and children?
10-12 Hours
What are workplace safety regulations?
modern laws requiring employers to protect their workers by providing safety equipment and safeguards
How did Immigrants improve the development of the Industrial revolution?
Often took up factory work.
How often were workplace accidents and how bad were they?
They were very often and fatal.
What were the roles of women and children during the Industrial revolution?
Had a big impact and were most factory workers and regulators
What Industries saw rapid growth in the U.S.?
iron, steel, crude oil, and textiles
Which did historians debate was harder industrial labor or pre-industrial work?
Industrial labor
How did labor laws come to be?
The poor conditions for women and children during the Industrial Revolution eventually helped starts these protective laws