GB/US Comparison Post

During the Industrial Revolution, Industrialists were more likely to succeed in Great Britain.  In Great Britain, factories were open longer and the workers were paid less.  Therefore, Industrialism would be able to happen faster because of all the factory work that could happen. The passage stated that girls were locked up from morning until night, almost always doing work. The reason workers were able to be paid so low is because of the abundance of people that were looking for work.  If one person complained or refused to work because of the low wages, plenty of others were more than willing to take their place.  Another reason Industrialists would succeed in Great Britain is because the Industrial Revolution came to Britain before it went and spread to the United States. Industrialists would succeed much more in Great Britain rather than the United States.

 

 

During the Industrial Revolution, workers had a much more positive experience in the United States. In the passage about Great Britain, it states that girls were locked up from morning until night and working hard all that time.  These workers had minimal time to eat and had to do work as hard as they could or else risk being fired.  These workers were also paid very poorly, and they couldn't do a thing about it because if the did they could be easily replaced.

However, in the United States, conditions were much better for workers.  They were paid a decent salary, and the conditions were much cleaner compared to the factories in Great Britain. The workers in the United States were given more time to eat and also didn't have to work as many hours throughout the day.  They were given shelter to sleep in if they were younger as well. Working conditions were much better in the United States rather than Great Britain.

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