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The Industrial Revolution created this new middle class, whose members came from a variety of backgrounds.

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Middle class women did not leave home to work but instead focused their energy on raising their children.

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Merchants invested their growing profits in factories.

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Inventors created new inventions for other people to do things more efficiently.

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Middle class families lived well furnished homes on paved streets and had a ready supply of water. They wore fancy clothing and ate well.

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Miners were needed for iron and coal. This job was very dangerous. Their lungs would get very bad from the dust and they were always in danger of explosives and floodings.

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Cholera was a common disease in the working class because they couldn't afford to have clean water.

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Factories and mines hired many boys and girls too. Most of them started at 7 or 8 but the youngest is 5.

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Factory workers worked for 12 to 16 hours long. They only took breaks when factory owner gave permission.

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Working class were poor people that usually lived in foul smelling slums. They packed into tiny rooms in tenements.