The Peterloo Revolution

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In the creation of the Industrial Revolution, it provided jobs and comfort towards the people, later on, creating a mass destruction caused by the people who revolt from the standards of society. The society puts people into group categorizing them from poor to rich, and in a way, the poor had to deal with the society that placed them in the worst circumstances. From houses unsuitable for themselves, especially children, to working standard that did not pay enough, but could hardly sustain a healthy lifestyle. The higher class soon became more selfish with bystanders and this resulted in the poor to revolt for the better. Demanding better work and home services and working conditions soon this idea became reality. During the revolution, there …show more content…

From this, they must know that if they were to damage any of the machines provided for them, they would be punished sometimes by death no matter the age or gender. The types of workers that thrived on something better were they got the money they believed they deserved the called the Luddites. These people were known to be the rebels in lower-class society in which they believe they will soon get what they truly needed to survive for the basic needs in life. On August 16, 1819, The Peterloo Massacre changed the views of society in which many people died such as a child and women. From these many people linked their arms together to as a defense mechanism to show the soldiers that their bond was strong. Many more were injured in the process, causing 700 people to be accordingly seriously injured during this massacre. From this one can from inferring that during in the Industrial Revolution, many conflicts arose because of the bystanders that were set between the citizens categorizing them from the lower-class to upper-class. Most of the conflicts arose in the lower- class since they had to endure much discrimination from living in homes that were too dirty to even live in and the working conditions and wages. Eventually, both classes need the same things which, the technology that is used today and the massacres that happened was waking that helped many see what was truly wrong with the

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