Written Assignment #1: Critical comparative analysis of "Yorkshire Slavery" by Richard Oastler and "An Address by a Journeyman Cotton Spinner."

No development in modern history has affected individuals more than the Industrial Revolution, and the manufacture of textiles played a key role. British economist Arnold Toynbee popularized the phrase "The Industrial Revolution" in the 19th century (Wikipedia "Arnold Toynbee"). In addition to the actual technical developments, the phrase includes the broad economic and social consequences, which occurred as a result of the technical innovations. The central core of the Industrial Revolution was the rise of …

…Lastly, the one fundamental idea that both documents are able to portray for the audience is the fact that, even though British factory workers were living in a free country, they were very much enslaved by the Industrial Revolution. Works Cited "The Potato Then & Now." http://collections.ic.gc.ca/potato/glossary/index.asp> (18 Sept. 2003). Wikipedia. "Arnold Toynbee." 4 Feb. 2003. <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Toynbee> (18 Sept. 2003).