Our first task curating a museum exhibit was to select what images were to go into the exhibit. We then wrote short descriptions for each image describing them and explaining what they were and how they related to the industrial revolution. We then decorated our exhibit and thought of a clever title. After we read through our exhibit and made sure it was free of errors we selected a spot for it to be displayed in the "Museum."
Weaving Slavery
Since there was such a high demand for cotton, it was traded worldwide. This increased wealth immensely for slave owners and other higher up people in the business.
Transportation
The creation of the steam engine helped transport by introducing trains and boats that were powered mechanically. This made it easier to travel over terrains such as water or land faster and easier.
Changes to Life Conditions
During the industrial revolution, even though many people worked in poor conditions many peoples incomes increased because of the new job openings in big cities in Britain and the U.S. On the downside, the factories created a lot of smoke in these big cities.
Unlawful Conditions
In the factories during the industrial revolution, many machines had small hard to reach parts that could only be reached by small children. This meant children would be put in very dangerous places to work. I addition, 49 percent of children working in the factories started under the age of ten.
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