During the 18th and 19th centuries, the North West of England underwent an Industrial Revolution.
Wigan and Manchester were famous for producing which goods during this time?
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During the 18th and 19th centuries, the North West of England underwent an Industrial Revolution.
Wigan and Manchester were famous for producing which goods during this time?
You may need to google – industrial revolution for kids
Wigan had lots of Cotten mills and coal mines
Men, women and children worked in factories, and in coal mines. Factory and mine owners became rich, but most factory and mine workers were poor. They were paid low wages, and lived in unhealthy, overcrowded slums.
They were famous for selling coal and wool
in 1837 80% was living in the country side and most people was a farmer or spun wool and cotton to weave into cloth.
Wigan use men to dig for cole
The industrial revolution is boys going at young age (14+) to a coal mine , witch in our opinion is very dangerous ( especially for young boys ) it was also girls going to a cotton mill .
Many people in Wigan were paid low amounts of money for doing such a dangerous job which could possibly leave you fighting for your life (in a coal mine) you could also work in a cotton mill if you were a woman
The industrial revolution is where machines and factorys came in. Women worked in cotton mills and men worked in coal mines
There were no restrictions on the age of workers.
Wigan and Manchester was most famouse for producing cotton and coal during the Industrial Revolution
Girls would work in cotton mils and boys in coal mines
Manchester and Wigan worked in coal mines and Bolton worked with cotton which attracted lots of immigrants
the industrial revolution was not good for the earth factory’s realised carbon doxide
Fun on Friday wasn’t it at museum of science and industry?
Men, women and children worked in factories, and in coal mines. Factory and mine owners became rich, but most factory and mine workers were poor. They were paid low wages, and lived in unhealthy, overcrowded slums.
wigan were diggers and worked in mines digging cole up this was dangerous but it had to be done