Factory Life

City building and the movement of people to cities

• Industrialization

• Urbanization

• Capitalism

• Communism

A social class of skilled workers, professionals, business people, and wealthy farmers.

• Middle Class

• Upper Class

• Lower Class

• Proletariat

The early industrial working class faced each of the following EXCEPT:

• Miserable working conditions

• Dangerous working conditions

• Minimal pay for long hours

• Their control over the seasonal schedule

How did industrialization impact women?

• Women moved from cities to rural areas

• Many women entered the paid workforce

• It had no impact on the lives of women

• Many women practiced traditional economic activities

Child labor was a thing because all of the following except:

• Tiny hands to fix machines

• they were submissive workers who were easily beaten

• Didn't complain about low wages

• They wanted to work in dusty, dangerous, back breaking work

Women were hired more than men to work in the factories.

• True

• False

________ were laws passed to help protect children working in the factories.

• Child Helper Laws

• Amendments

• Factory Acts

• Child Safety Laws

The average life span of a working class person in England was?

• 35 years old

• 24 years old

• 17 years old

• 20 years old

How long was the average work day?

• 5-8 hours

• 8-11 hours

• 11-14 hours

• 14-16 hours

who were most likely to work in textile mills?

• Women and children

• Men and children

• The Middle Class

• The bourgeoisie