The Industrial Revolution took place in Great Britain from the 1760s up until about the 1800s. Many factors caused this revolution that affected so many nations in the long run. The Agricultural Revolution that had taken place just a while before is what mainly ignited it. The Agricultural Revolution allowed the production of better quality food. New techniques and machinery discovered resulted in a smaller need for farmworkers. Many workers were now out of jobs with no way to feed their now larger families. Along with the Agricultural Revolution, medical advances also led to larger populations, as well as a greater demand for food, goods, and jobs. This enclosure movement and these medical advances sent peasants and farmers to the cities to look for jobs.
             Factories began popping up all over Great Britain in order to meet the demands for more jobs and goods. The people who moved from the farms to the cities fueled these factories as workers. New technology helped to build these factories causing a rise in the industry. Waterpower, coal, and iron are needed for machinery and factories. Great Britain had all of these, which made it the perfect place to start the Industrial Revolution, along with the fact that it had a stable government, a great banking system, and the ability to try out new ideas. The Industrial Revolution changed life forever all across the globe. Although many changes and sacrifices had to be made, including political, social, and economic, life everywhere has definitely benefited from the revolution.
             During the revolution, the lower class had to work harder and longer than ever. Everyone, unless they were a member of the upper or middle class, had to work approximately 14 to 16 hours per day, six days per week. Child labor was also very common, in fact, most of them worked as often as their parents did. It was better for the factory owners, in fact, to employ children. They, for one, were easier to control t...