The Industrial Revolution…

…In Action! Objective: You will trace the development of an urban city during the era known as the Industrial Revolution To accomplish the objective, you must follow ALL directions EXACTLY as they appear on each slide To begin, each person has: One large sheet of paper One “Key” to the symbols used to create your city Be sure your drawings are EXACTLY the same size as the drawings on the template Listen closely and refer to the slides if you forget what to do

Design Template

The Year: 1700 Draw 1 river across your paper Draw 1 bridge Draw 1 road that runs North and South Draw 1 road that runs East and West Draw 10 Houses Draw 1 Church and 1 Cemetery Draw 1 Store, 1 Pub, and 1 Coalmine Draw 50 trees

Life in England Setting the Scene: Listen to the reading as you construct your village Remember to include: Draw 1 river across your paper Draw 1 bridge Draw 1 road that runs North and South Draw 1 road that runs East and West Draw 10 Houses Draw 1 Church and 1 Cemetery Draw 1 Store, 1 Pub, and 1 Coalmine Draw 50 trees

The Year: 1745 Round 1: Choose any location for your home Then, draw yourself ONE house Now, choose a location to construct a canal (a man-made waterway) Next, draw your canal in the SAME direction as the river

The Year: 1750 Round 2: The Plague ENDS and leads to a Population EXPLOSION Add 5 Houses to your city

The Agricultural Revolution: Improving farming…AND…your city! Jethro Tull’s Seed Drill improves efficiency of the sowing (planting) process resulting in a larger crop yield

The Year: 1760 Round 3: The Agricultural Revolution improves farming…AND…your city! Invention of the Seed Drill Crop rotation increases food supply Enclosure Act is put into place, resulting in the creation of larger, more productive farms Add 1 fenced in area (3 x 3 inches) Add 5 Houses Add 1 Nice House

The Water Frame, Richard Arkwright (1762) The Year: 1773 Round 4: The Water Frame is created, allowing humans to use water power to spin cloth Add 1 Factory (Must be by the River – you need the water power!) Add 5 Houses The Water Frame, Richard Arkwright (1762)

The Year: 1774 Round 5: People begin moving to your city in search of work Add 15 houses Add 1 Church Add 1 Pub Add 1 Store Draw 4 more roads Draw 1 additional Bridge

The Year: 1774 Round 6: Because of the success of the first factory, other entrepreneurs are attracted to your city Add 5 New Factories (must be on river) Add 5 houses

The Year: 1780 Round 7: MORE workers arrive in your growing city New housing is built to accommodate the arrival of these workers… the Tenement Add 5 Tenements Tenement Housing, London, England (1840s)

Late Nineteenth Century The Year: 1781 Round 8: More people means MORE… Add 1 Shop Add 1 Pub Add 1 Church Add 1 School Industrial City Image, Late Nineteenth Century

The Year: 1782 Round 9: The work day is long (an average of 16 hours!) and stressful resulting in an increased consumption of alcohol Think about it… Where - on your map - might pubs get the most business? Then, add 5 Pubs in those locations Destroy (erase) 5 Houses Add 4 Tenements

The Year: 1783 Round 10: Most people are in debt; there are only a rich few entrepreneurs in your city Add 2 Nice Homes Add 1 Factory Add 15 Houses You might need to destroy (erase) some trees!

The Year: 1785 Round 11: James Watt invents the stream engine; allowing factories to be built away from water Add 10 Factories Add 5 Houses Add 1 Nice House Add 1 Tenement Think about it: How might early steam-powered trains accelerate the spread of Industry?

The Year: 1800 Round 12: Henry Cort invents the puddling process – which burns coal for energy to make iron Add 1 coal mine Replace your city’s wood bridge with an Iron Bridge Add 5 Houses Think about it: In 1784, the puddling process is invented by Henry Cort. Based on this image, what role do you think these kids play in the process?

The Year: 1815 Round 13: The Demand for coal is rising to “fuel” the new transportation system Add 1 coal mine Children start to work in factories BUT their work is dangerous… Add 1 cemetery

The Year: 1820 Round 14: Dirt roads are inefficient and replaced by the railroad Add 1 Railroad Track that connects ALL of the Factories to the Coal Mine Please note, this must be one continuous track Add 5 Houses

The Year: 1827 Round 15: Women and Children replace men in factories; Crime and alcoholism are on the rise Add 1 Jail Add 2 Pubs Add 2 Tenements

The Year: 1835 Round 16: Factories become even more deadly because of dangerous working conditions and the rampant spread of disease Add 2 Hospitals Add 1 Cemetery

The Year: 1840 Round 17: The Great Potato Famine hits Ireland which forces increased migration to England Add 1 more Railroad that runs East to West Add 5 Houses Add 1 Tenement

The Year: 1842 Round 18: City life means the creation of new kinds of entertainment Add 1 Theater Add 1 Museum Add 2 Private Schools (mark them with a P) Add 1 Nice House

Industrial city, with a view??? The Year: 1845 Round 19: Urban life turns bad for many. Pollution grows, diseases spread, life expectancy shrinks to 30 Add 1 Cemetery Add 1 Jail Add 1 Hospital Industrial city, with a view???

The Year: 1850 Round 20: The rich prosper while the “poor get poorer.” Farmers are forced to give up their land to wealthy land owners and move to the city for work

The Year: 1850 Round 20: Add 20 Houses Add 5 Tenements Add 2 Stores Add 1 Church Add 1 Pub Add 5 Factories Add 2 Nice Houses

HOMEWORK Create FOUR, four word phrases that summarize the major developments of the Industrial Revolution!