(I) The Industrial Revolution brought great wealth to
factory owners and made basic goods such as food and
clothing cheaper than ever before. (II) During the
Industrial Revolution, a great majority of workers in
factories were children; as a result, accidents were very
common. (III) However, the Industrial Revolution also
created a new kind of poverty. (IV) Large numbers of
people moved to the cities in search of work, where they
were packed into crowded, dirty housing. (V) Many were
unemployed and ended up in prison for debt, or forced
to move into harsh lodgings called workhouses, where
they performed hard labour for low wages.