Negative changes from the Industrial Revolution

On the other hand, there were many negatives during the Industrial Revolution. The living conditions were very poor, and the working class was not clean or hygienic. Families suffered immensely because mothers were taken away from their children to work in the factories, and sometimes the children themselves had to work as well. The families struggled because they had to get by on very low wages, that were not nearly enough to support a growing family. And as if this wasn't enough, if a new member was brought into the family, mothers were required to return to work three days after they gave birth to their newborn child.

The factories were full of dangerous machinery and equipment, and the poor working conditions sometimes led to labor strikes. But the factory owners would not stand for this, and the poor workers were at the hands of the wealthy factory owners, who mistreated them with harsh punishments and unrealistic working hours and schedules. Children who worked in factories often died and lost limbs due to the dangerous conditions of the factory.

During the Industrial Revolution, people were largely upset because the ideas of the enlightenment and revolution were not being expressed. Also people felt they were not receiving the rights they deserved and had worked had for to earn.