The net effect of the Industrial Revolution

Many people say the Industrial Revolution was for the best. But do you really think so? Some good things about the Industrial Revolution are; more people had jobs, farmers didn't have to work as hard on their farms, things were safer, people didn't have to put all of their effort making things, there was more entertainment, cities started forming, Capitalism was formed, idfferent industries were formed, and there were more efficient ways for people to get around. Some bad things were; children were sent to work at factories which endangered their lives, people started relying too much on machines, people had hard times survivng with their new lives, the smoke from burning coal endangered the environment, farmers had harder times selling things fresh, artesans didn't sell many things, and people owning factories were getting too rich and bought land off farmers. Overall, I think the Industrial Revolution was good in the beginning, but the results are now endangering the environment.

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