Agenda 1. Warm Up- Essay Guessin and Mappin 2. Video Clip 4. Discussion: Industrialism and Major Philosophers 5. Primary Source packet HW: Primary Source Packet Completion
Analyze the ways ONE of the following regions participated in interregional trade during the period circa 1500 to 1850. Latin America, including the Caribbean Sub-Saharan Africa Southeast Asia
Industrialization 18th-19th Centuries
Early Industrialization in England Industrial Revolution- increased output of machine goods in the 18th-19th centuries Factors leading to Industrialism: Natural Resources Coal, Water, Iron Political Stability Parliament passed laws to protect businesses, aid in expansion. Economic Strength Businessmen invested in new ventures Banking system, loans given to start businesses Land, Labor, and Wealth are all factors of production
Examples of Industrial-Era Inventions Spinning Jenny- James Hargreaves Water Frame- Richard Arkwright Steam Engine- James Watt Cotton Gin- Eli Whitney Steam Boat- Robert Fulton
Life in the Factories & Cities Not enough housing in the cities. Whole families stayed in one room. Average life expectancy- 17 in the city Average work day- 14 hours, six days a week. Most dangerous conditions were coal mines. Collapses, accidents common, loss of 10 years off of avg. lifespan
Philosophers of Industrialization Class Systems emerge from Industrialization. New Middle Class formed by factory owners. Adam Smith- Wealth of Nations Laissez faire Economics Karl Marx- Communist Manifesto Human societies have always been divided into warring classes. Bourgeoisie- Middle class employers. Proletariat- Lower class workers.
When he says there’s only one more slide
Reform Movements Factory Act (1833)- You cannot hire someone under 9 years old. New class of industrialists wanted cheap labor, not slave labor. Free public education for all children proposed in the 1850s.
Photos of Industrialization Activity
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