Throughout 18th and 19th century Europe, new advancements in Agriculture and Scientific and Enlightened ideas helped initiate the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain. Ideas of Industrialization soon spread throughout Europe and parts of North America. With the growth of industry, the demand for goods skyrocketed. The huge boom in demand created many new jobs that led to many new hardships. Despite the skyrocket of industry and technological advancements felt worldwide, growth did not justify the poor treatment of workers at the time.
As factories moved from rural to urban areas and the cottage industry changed over to an industrial industry, conditions of factory workers began to evolve. Workers had to show up everyday and work long, tiresome …show more content…
Matthew Crabtree describe his experiences working as a child laborer as “ commy beaten” and “hearing of constant crying” (Document 2). Crabtree's testimony in front of the Sadler Committee is first-hand accounts of what he and others personally experienced from the harsh working conditions in the factory. This first-hand account can be viewed as reliable as he has no bias in changing his thought. Furthermore, Crabtree’s “hearing of constant crying” explains the beatings given for being late or not being able to keep up with there work. Crabtree’s account of the poor treatment of child laborers is supported by P. Gaskell. He believes that factory work is unfitted for children. These horrific conditions make “the egs curve, and the whole body loses height in consequence of this general yielding and bending of its parts” (Document 4). Gaskell see’s that under the great amount of strain the factory work puts on them, it affects their growth as a child and into adulthood. P. Gaskell would probably have one of the most accurate accounts of what was really going on in the factories as he was a medical observer and would fully understand what was happening to these children making it a reliable, …show more content…
Many people started to believe that this growth actually brought prosperity throughout Europe. Thomas Carlyle’s describes it as ‘ the physical power of mankind; how much better fed, clothed, lodged and, in all outward respects, accommodated men now are, or might be, by the given quantity of labour” (Document 1). With this boom in industry, Carlyle’s claim that quantity of jobs increased is accurate. Also, he believes that with developments of new processes have made it easier for the working people to do their jobs. Carlyle’s economic ideas in his book are first person reliable source of information as he observed the rise of jobs and technological advancements throughout the society. His ideas of work being “easier” with abbreviating conditions being ready is misleading.. Even with the creating of more efficient processes, work was still grueling as the pace of which they had to work increased and Carlyle has a third person view as he was not a factory worker. furthermore , Baines believes that a negative view, which he disagrees with, has been given to the industry. He says that technological advancements have actually helped the people allowing them to produce goods faster and more efficiently. “And if goods which formerly required eight months to bleach, are now bleached in two days, surely these
As factories moved from rural to urban areas and the cottage industry changed over to an industrial industry, conditions of factory workers began to evolve. Workers had to show up everyday and work long, tiresome …show more content…
Matthew Crabtree describe his experiences working as a child laborer as “ commy beaten” and “hearing of constant crying” (Document 2). Crabtree's testimony in front of the Sadler Committee is first-hand accounts of what he and others personally experienced from the harsh working conditions in the factory. This first-hand account can be viewed as reliable as he has no bias in changing his thought. Furthermore, Crabtree’s “hearing of constant crying” explains the beatings given for being late or not being able to keep up with there work. Crabtree’s account of the poor treatment of child laborers is supported by P. Gaskell. He believes that factory work is unfitted for children. These horrific conditions make “the egs curve, and the whole body loses height in consequence of this general yielding and bending of its parts” (Document 4). Gaskell see’s that under the great amount of strain the factory work puts on them, it affects their growth as a child and into adulthood. P. Gaskell would probably have one of the most accurate accounts of what was really going on in the factories as he was a medical observer and would fully understand what was happening to these children making it a reliable, …show more content…
Many people started to believe that this growth actually brought prosperity throughout Europe. Thomas Carlyle’s describes it as ‘ the physical power of mankind; how much better fed, clothed, lodged and, in all outward respects, accommodated men now are, or might be, by the given quantity of labour” (Document 1). With this boom in industry, Carlyle’s claim that quantity of jobs increased is accurate. Also, he believes that with developments of new processes have made it easier for the working people to do their jobs. Carlyle’s economic ideas in his book are first person reliable source of information as he observed the rise of jobs and technological advancements throughout the society. His ideas of work being “easier” with abbreviating conditions being ready is misleading.. Even with the creating of more efficient processes, work was still grueling as the pace of which they had to work increased and Carlyle has a third person view as he was not a factory worker. furthermore , Baines believes that a negative view, which he disagrees with, has been given to the industry. He says that technological advancements have actually helped the people allowing them to produce goods faster and more efficiently. “And if goods which formerly required eight months to bleach, are now bleached in two days, surely these