​The Industrial Revolution

It gave all farmers free land to start their own businesses.

It encouraged people to stay on their farms and grow more food for their families.

It forced many small farmers off their land, creating a large group of people who moved to cities to work in factories.

It made it illegal to build factories near rivers or coal mines.

It made cotton so expensive that people stopped buying it.

It led to the immediate end of slavery in the Southern United States.

It made cotton farming much more profitable, which actually increased the demand for enslaved labor.

It allowed clothes to be made out of wool instead of cotton

The Peasantry

The Clergy (Church leaders)

The Middle Class (Factory owners and managers)

The Enslaved population

It eliminated the need for people to go to school.

It made the air in cities much cleaner than it was in the countryside.

It led to mass production, making goods like clothing and tools cheaper and more available to everyone.

It ensured that everyone worked fewer hours for more pay immediately.

Workers were given too many vacations, which slowed down production.

Factories were too quiet, making it difficult for workers to stay awake.

Dangerous working conditions and the use of child labor in factories and mines.

A lack of jobs caused most cities to shrink in size.