Broken Children - Life prior to the Industrial Revolution

The title "Broken Children" signifies the pain and struggle many young children had to persevere through before and during the Industrial Revolution. The problem represented is the child labor that was present during the Industrial Revolution. Many small children were used in the coal mines as adults were not small enough to fit in the shafts. Children were required to pull good sized carts full of coal and other heavy material which resulted in stunted growth and horrible back problems for the young children. They faced many dangers and many of them faced serious injuries and illnesses while working in the mines. To the misfortune of many, no one realized just how cruel and inhumane it was to send the young children into their mines, and sent many of them to their inevitable doom. Despite the Factory Act, child labor still persisted through the time, as it only put minimal restrictions on when the children could work. Eventually, child labor rates dropped, yet still remained.

Group C: Living in Filth
In this exhibit, I witnessed the extreme pollution levels that occurred during the Industrial Revolution. Even though Coal was a great source for power, it raised the pollution to an unimaginable level.

Group E: More Cotton, More Slaves, Less Freedom
The title that group E presented showed the oppression that many families faced. Children had little to no time with their family and were stuck in mills, mines, and factories. Cotton was so valuable yet so short in stock that as many children as possible had to be employed in order to increase production.

Group A: From Spinning Wheels to Power Looms
In exhibit A, the title showed just how powerful the inventions of the Spinning Wheels and Power Looms where. They helped make cotton making a much more efficient process for the workers and helped people more easily provide for their families

Group B: Thomas Takes Great Britain
The title that group B chose shows the great innovation of the steam engine and how it greatly benefited Great Britain. It could help people traverse easier and ship more items with ease across long spans of land.