European Industrial Revolution Document Analysis
Evaluate the effects of the Industrial Revolution on European society during
the period 1750 – 1900 CE.
We will work on the DBQ skills of Document Analysis with this activity. So utilize the
question above as you look at the documents, thinking about how you would summarize
the document in terms of the question, and how you would analyze the source of the
document as well. Fill in the chart below with your analysis.
Document Summarize the document. What Analyze an element of HAPP-Y:
s does it show us about the effects (Historical Situation, Audience,
of the Industrial Revolution on Purpose, Point of View) including
European Society? WHY it matters to the
interpretation of the source!
1: Document 1 describes the regulations The document reports the document as
Bernhard’s of child labor and compares it to what a health working environment to bring
Report on happens as their working conditions the business more success. The author
Dale’s are horrible. It describes the wants to better the condition for the
Cotton conditions the children must work poor and increase comforts as the
Mills with, from their living quarters to the report is focusing on only the positive
(1798) weekly allowance they get. The author changes to prove that there is change.
says only 14 children have dies as the The author, an outsider to child labor
effect of the revolution was the death and someone who does not want to
of children due to child labor. It shows issue to be seen as serious to others,
not only that the Industrial Revolution focuses on the positives, stating that
caused child deaths, but that it “only” 14 children died and that none
affected the lives of many children have been the subject to judicial
negatively by forcing them to work. punishment to bring attention away
from negatives.
2: Knight’s
Working
Man’s
Companion
(1831)
3: In Document 3, it describes a previous The author’s interview with previous
Hebergam’ workers experience from working in workers of the textile mill shows that
s interview factories and others as well. It is an the environment of the factories and
with, interview that revealed the illnesses the cautions took are not safe for
Sadler working in the factories caused a anyone especially children and that
Commissio worker to get. It shows that the there have been multiple incidents
n (1832) working conditions in the factories are within the same mill. The author, the
not safe or healthy for adults and Sadler Committee, provided this
children, and that the Revolution information in its accurate and raw
negatively affected their health in the form because it was investigating the
long run. working conditions of British factories
and wanted to expose the truth to
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