Matthew Crabtree And The Industrial Revolution

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The start of the Industrial Revolution allowed capitalism to grow and play a huge role in society. For those that come from a low-income family household, children were forced to head to the factories of machine production. Matthew Crabtree was a perfect example of this, as he had to become a child-laborer in order to help his family survive. This allowed him to work for fourteen to even sixteen hours a day, to receive three shillings a week. For anybody especially a child, this type of labor is extercutating and comes to no surprise that one’s health downhills. Crabtree understands the hand that he was dealt with and continues to work hard regardless, if his body is begging for a break. Along with the fact that the fear of avoiding a beating