Living Conditions and Rights - Age of Industry

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What can you infer about the experience of working in a factory during the Industrial Revolution?

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The conditions were dangerous because of fast-moving machines with no safety mechanisms.

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Using the information you've acquired, identify how advances in science led to a longer life expectancy during the Industrial Revolution.

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Once it was proven that germs cause disease, governments began to pass laws to improve sanitation in industrial cities.

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What is one way that the standard of living increased for middle-class people during the Industrial Revolution? Options: The families of the middle class could buy several sets of ready-made clothing for members of their families. The middle class experienced an increase in their standard of living because they could purchase art collections. Many middle-class families began to sponsor charitable hospitals for the lower class. With more income and leisure time, middle-class families could afford to go to the theater and eat out at restaurants.

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With more income and leisure time, middle-class families could afford to go to the theater and eat out at restaurants.

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Analyze how governments after 1450 used laws, policies, and processes to affect labor systems.

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Governmental systems used laws, policies, and other systems of enforcement to control labor systems and those who participated in them. These included pro-slavery laws in the 1700s and the use of federal troops to quash strikes in the 1800s.

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Identify the effect of the Industrial Revolution on the Women's Suffrage Movement.

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The Industrial Revolution spread ideas and information. This, along with the increasing role of the middle class, women's activism, and the philanthropy of industrialist elites, allowed the Women's Suffrage Movement to grow and achieve its goals.