Reasons for the Growth of Industrialization in America The American Industrial Revolution Introduction

Teacher Instructions  Copy 1-per student WORKSHEET #1 & #2 Back-to-Back.  Review power point presentation as the students complete the NOTES worksheet and then have students complete the MAP by either drawing pictures or writing a summery of what they have learned.  Note: This is a short introduction only. More products can be found in my TpT store.

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Pair-Share  What was the Industrial Revolution?  What country did it begin in?  What was needed in a country for industrialization to take place?

Objective  Students will be able to describe reasons for the growth of industrialization in America by completing a summary template.

The Industrial Revolution Review  What is it?  The process of developing machine production of goods  Where did it begin?  Originally began in England  Spread across Europe and into the United States  When did it begin?  In America, it began in the late 1800s  Why is it important?  It began America’s transformation from an agricultural nation into an industrialized nation.  Will lead to America becoming a world power  How did it happen?  Labor: America had a large work force (Southern and Eastern European immigrants, former farm workers)  Abundance of natural resources  spread of technology from England

Film Clip Introduction to the Industrial Revolution

Reason #1: Labor  The U.S. had a huge labor force  Recent immigrants from S.E. Europe  Former farm workers

Reason #2: Natural Resources  America had plenty of natural resources to start industrialization  Oil, coal and iron

Reason #3: New Inventions  Eli Whitney: Invented the cotton gin  More efficient clothing/textile  Thomas Edison: Invented light bulb  People could work longer hours  Alexander Graham Bell: Invented the telephone  Resulted in better communication

HHHHenry Ford: Invented the Assembly Line to produce his car, the Model T TTTThis meant that products could be produced at a much faster rate

Reason #4: Improvements in Transportation  Transcontinental Railroad: a railroad system was built which connected the U.S. from coast to coast  This led to the growth of towns and opened up trade

Rise of Factories  Factories will bring all the labor and machines together to produce good at a much faster rate.  However it will also create:  Child labor  Urbanization  Higher death and injury rate

Summary  Which of the reasons do you think was the most important cause leading to the growth of Industrialization in America?

Wrap-Up Create pictures or write a summary in the space provided