Factories In 1800s
1. How did the introduction of factories in the 1800s change the lives of people in Britain?
The introduction of factories in Britain had some positives and negatives changes, it made the production of cotton, cigarettes and all the other things easier and cheaper, but it begun the child labour and people had terrible conditions. It was an evolution of the technologies, but also destroyed the life of many people.
2. What were the key differences between working in the domestic system and working in the factory system?
The differences between working at home and working in factories where a lot. Working in a domestic system allows you to have better working conditions and hygienic conditions, while in a factory there is dust every where, a …show more content…
Describe the kinds of punishments given by factory owners to their employees.
If the employees whistled, spoke, didn't follow the rules or just got distracted they were fined, which means that the workers should pay their bosses.
6. Why were factories a major risk to health for workers and especially children?
As I said before the temperature in the factory was really high and at the end of the day when the employees where all sweaty and they left the factory when outside was cold could have taken the pneumonia. All the smokes and the dust that were released in the air by the machines could also kill them by chest infections.
7.Have conditions improved in modern factories in comparison to factories 200 years ago? Explain.
In modern countries we could affirm it's much better, but could we really say that for all the world?
In all the developed countries everyone has some holidays and days off and has to work only 8 hours a day, but is it the same in all world?
In developing countries there is still child labour and workers have to work for a tremendous number of hours a day for a minimum wage and in bad conditions, so we shouldn't consider this problem of 200 years ago, but we should consider it an actual problem and try to solve
The introduction of factories in Britain had some positives and negatives changes, it made the production of cotton, cigarettes and all the other things easier and cheaper, but it begun the child labour and people had terrible conditions. It was an evolution of the technologies, but also destroyed the life of many people.
2. What were the key differences between working in the domestic system and working in the factory system?
The differences between working at home and working in factories where a lot. Working in a domestic system allows you to have better working conditions and hygienic conditions, while in a factory there is dust every where, a …show more content…
Describe the kinds of punishments given by factory owners to their employees.
If the employees whistled, spoke, didn't follow the rules or just got distracted they were fined, which means that the workers should pay their bosses.
6. Why were factories a major risk to health for workers and especially children?
As I said before the temperature in the factory was really high and at the end of the day when the employees where all sweaty and they left the factory when outside was cold could have taken the pneumonia. All the smokes and the dust that were released in the air by the machines could also kill them by chest infections.
7.Have conditions improved in modern factories in comparison to factories 200 years ago? Explain.
In modern countries we could affirm it's much better, but could we really say that for all the world?
In all the developed countries everyone has some holidays and days off and has to work only 8 hours a day, but is it the same in all world?
In developing countries there is still child labour and workers have to work for a tremendous number of hours a day for a minimum wage and in bad conditions, so we shouldn't consider this problem of 200 years ago, but we should consider it an actual problem and try to solve