The effects on the industrial revolution

economic effects of the industrial revolution

* increase in population of cities

* lack of city planning

* loss of family stability

* expansion of middle class

* harsh conditions for laborers

* workers' progress versus laissez faire attitudes

* improved standard of living

* creation of new jobs

* encouragement of technological progress

Social effects of the industrial revolution ...

*economic effects from the industrial revolution ...

*new inventions and development of factories

* rapidly growing industry in the 1800s

* increased production and higher demand for raw materials

* growth of world wide trade

* population explosion and expanding labor force

* exploitation of mineral resources

* highly developed banking and investment system

*advances in transportation, agriculture, and communication

political effects of the industrial revolution

* child labor laws to end abuses

* reformers urging equal distribution of wealth

* trade unions formed

* social reform movements

* reform bills in Parliament and Congress