Life in the Industrial Revolution
· Do not attend schools · Children worked in dangerous factories and operated machines · Worked long hours, 6 days per week · Jobs were boring · Crowded cities · Poor Housing · Unsafe drinking water · Over 200 people for every toilet · Worked long hours for low wages · Standard of living improved · Read newspapers · Went to parks and museums · Enjoyed sports such as bicycling · Enjoyed a booming economy · Better products · Europe and U.S. became world powers Enjoyed theaters, museums, and parks
Standard of Living Sweatshop Unions Industrial Revolution Strike Division of Labor