Industrial Revolution, French Revolution, and Slave Trade

After reading about the Industrial Revolution, I can see that not all revolutions are destructive to society like the French Revolution. The Industrial Revolution in Great Britain boosted the economy, provided more jobs, and could have brought the entire country together, whereas the French Revolution tore everything apart. As opposed to completely turning society on its head in one swift action, the Industrial Revolution allowed for a more gradual introduction of the lower class into society. The lower class could show their importance without all the violence that there was in France. Also, the Industrial Revolution set an example for other questions, not a warning. Other countries saw that what was going on in Great Britain was a good thing and took steps to mimic them. In the time of the French Revolution, everyone saw that it was bad, and took steps to be unlike it. Though both Revolutions achieved the same thing on the grounds of social class, the Industrial Revolution had a longer lasting positive impact.

The Slave Trade was like the Industrial Revolution in that they both boosted the economies of the countries where they took place. However, the Industrial Revolution was something positive, and the slave trade has since been looked at as something awful that should never be repeated. In the Industrial Revolution, the lower class showed their importance by working in the factories, but the slave trade showed that those who are in lower classes were worthless and could work for nothing. Though they both did good things for the economy, the Industrial Revolution and the slave trade stood for two completely different things. One was about work that was good for the entire country, and the other was about work that was good for a single person at a time.