Warm-Up 1/5/17 Based on your prior knowledge, list as many differences between the North and South as you can. THINK 2 minutes

Warm-Up 1/5/17 Based on your prior knowledge, list as many differences between the North and South as you can. PAIR 2 minutes

Warm-Up 1/5/17 Based on your prior knowledge, list as many differences between the North and South as you can. SHARE 2 minutes

Late 18th/ Early 19th century INDUSTRIALIZATION Late 18th/ Early 19th century

Late 18th/ Early 19th century INDUSTRIALIZATION Late 18th/ Early 19th century Q: What is INDUSTRIALIZATION? A: This is the shifting in a countries reliance on AGRICULTURE to MANUFACTURING. (This means that instead of relying on other countries to use our raw materials to produce goods, we do it ourselves.)

Learning Target: We will explain the economic reasons for the urbanization and the growth of the factory system. Success Criteria: I will explain the social significance of the factory system and urbanization.   

How could the War of 1812 have been a POSITIVE thing for the United States? Positive Effects- spurred economic growth in the U.S. self-sufficient manufacturing – domestic production of goods Free enterprise system emerges nationalism increases foreign respect increases No longer dependent on Great Britain for goods Decreases dependence on cottage industries Businesses carried out in a person’s home

Vocabulary to be familiar with… Industrialization - for example, when an economy goes from being based on agriculture to being based on manufacturing and other industries. Urbanization - becoming more like a city Free Enterprise - a type of economy where products, prices, and services are determined by the market, not the government. Push Factor -something that drives people away from a place Pull Factor - what draws people to a new location

Geography limited farming in the North What were the causes of rapid industrialization and urbanization in the U.S.? Geography limited farming in the North Water was available to power machines Factories built near water sources for power New inventions and innovations!!! Trade restrictions during War of 1812 Embargo Act declares no trade with France or Great Britain More jobs in cities and transportation/housing encouraged migration to cities Plentiful natural resources

Factory System Northern Industry The Rise of the ___________ What innovation do you think made the greatest impact on the increase in urbanization??

Samuel Slater “Father of the Factory System” Making goods in factories with machines was more efficient than making goods by hand!

Early US Factory System Located where water was accessible as water was used to power the mills Encouraged urbanization as workers moved closer to factories (better paid jobs) Employed entire families for low wages Women could work outside their home Families were motivated b/c growing conditions in the north were poor

Women and Children Join the Work Force The “Lowell Mills” Young farm women worked the mills and lived boarding houses/dorms Women looking for jobs migrated from rural areas to cities Followed strict rules attend church learn to read, become ‘the marrying type’ Working conditions: deafening and dangerous Women (and later, children) hired because they worked much cheaper

Lowell Mills These textile mills were created by Francis Cabot Lowell, in Lowell, Massachusetts, and used primarily female workers.

Class Popcorn Reading : The Lowell Girls Why led to women joining the work force? How did it affect society in the United States? Independent Activity Instructions: Read the Articles and answer the Guided Reading Questions on the back of your page. After answer the Guided Reading Questions, you and your table will discuss the Critical Thinking Questions. Write your Responses and be prepared to discuss.