Pros and Cons of the IR

Pros
· When the machines were introduced to the factories, people could make more money efficiently and didn’t need many laborers.
· Faster and better transportation was invented.
· The population increased since the transportation became faster and people could grow more food.
· The country became wealthier since they could produce things more efficiently
Cons
· The machines were able to produce commodities much faster so many laborers lost their jobs.
· More women and children were forced to work since the children’s hands could get into small spaces in the machines to fix them.
· The country became polluted because of the use of coal.
· The factories destroyed the lands usable for farming.