The Problems and Solutions of the Industrial Revolution

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Jack Heagy Period 4 The Problems and Solutions of the Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution was a time of great leaps and bounds for the newly industrialized world, but these newfound advances came with their fair share of problems. During this time there was no way for a government to satisfy the middle and working classes simultaneously. What was beneficial for one group was harmful for the other, and vise versa. There was a constant figurative tug-of-war between the money seeking middle class and the right seeking working class. This tug of war would inevitably lead to problems. The problems caused by this constant battle were most apparent in Britain. During the Industrial Revolution the British people endured a wildly uneven distribution of political representation, a lack of public education, and absurdly high tariffs. The only solutions for these new set of problems were new and innovative laws, acts, and movements. It was evident by the unequal distribution of political power in Britain, that there was a blatant flaw in the manner in which the government represented its citizens. This problem was steadily solved by a number of laws and acts. The root of the problem was in the Urbanization movement and its side effects. This movement created pockets of massive populations in cities, with little representation, and pockets dismal population numbers in rural areas, with too much representation. These rural areas that were once thriving farming communities and housed a majority of the population, were now home to a minority of the population, were known as rotten boroughs. Nobles and the wealthy upper class members mostly inhabited rotten boroughs. The nobles that were representatives in Parliament made up the House of Lords. The House of Commons was made up of the representatives from the rest of the population. The House of Lords dominated
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