The Industrial Revolution
By: Aaron Mount
The Industrial Revolution
New Poor Laws
Inventors and their Inventions
Child Labor
During this time child labor existed. Child labor is when a child is put to work for a long amount of time. This also put the children in danger while operating the machinery.
When the New Poor laws came around, children were involved in doing work as well. They would start to work at the age eight and up. The children would have to work for twelve hours a day, then they would trade off with other children when their shift was over. Sometimes the children would end up working a night shift to earn extra money. Often times they were in danger of being hurt while working in the factories. This was due to the machines and how fast of a pace they had to work.
Assembly Lines
The assembly lines were supposed to speed up the process of making goods and items, just like any other machine that was built during the New Poor Laws.
The assembly lines were introduced during the New Poor Laws. This helped many companies produce more of what they needed in a short amount of time. Just like any other workers that were poor, they would work long hours. Another thing about the assembly lines was that they needed to work at a fast pace, but they also had to make sure that they were doing everything right and neat. They would stand instead of sit, but they would get lunch breaks in order to be able to eat.