INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION DBQ



INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION DBQ

Question: Evaluate the positive and negative effects of the Industrial Revolution.

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Briefly describe a day in the life of William Cooper, a factory worker. What do YOU THINK “strapped” means? Why do you think Cooper can read but NOT write?

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How does this excerpt describe children working in factories? Why does he think that it is better for children to be working at factories than at home?

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What are the “comforts and conveniences” that the author is referring to? How does he describe the houses and the travel? Do you think this author support the Industrial Revolution?

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How are the “slums” described? What lays in the street of the slums? Who are the “more fortunate classes of society”?

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List 3 things that you notice/think of as you look at this picture.

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Just from looking at this image, what types of problems might this factory be causing? How could this factory be benefitting the area?

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