Living & WorkingConditions of the

Industrial Revolution

Cottage Industries

• people worked from home• there were many pros to this type of industry

– scheduling & adjustment of schedules– direct partnership with merchant– shorter hours & less demanding

• there were also some cons– loss of equipment– loss of parents– difficult & time-consuming to learn

Factory Industries• people worked in factories• pros to working in a factory

– several separate, easy jobs– allowed middle-class to grow – women & children could work

• cons to working in a factory– tasks were often dangerous– more pollution– women & children could work

Factory Towns

• grew up around factories

• many people lived in cramped conditions

• pollution increased because of factories

• poor sanitation

Mass Production• allowed large number of identical items to be

manufactured

• two elements made this possible:1. interchangeable parts

- identical, machine made parts

- easy production & repair

2. assembly line

- product moves from worker to worker

- each worker has own task in process

On a sheet of paper…

• List one advantage & one disadvantage of working in a cottage industry.

• List one advantage & one disadvantage of working in a factory industry.

• Would you rather live before or after industrialization? Why?