Why do you live in Lansdale?  Think about when you first moved to this area  What pulled you here? Record 2 pull factors that would cause someone to immigrate to Lansdale, Pa  What pushed you away from wherever you lived before? Record 2 push factors that would cause someone to leave their home and emigrate to Lansdale.

What is Industrialization? Farm Factory Rural Urban

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Machines transform Farming

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“Old Immigration” Before the Civil War, most immigrants came from Northern and Western Europe - England, Germany, Ireland, and Scandinavia.

Why do people move?  Push Factors:  Negative conditions that cause someone to leave their previous residence.  Pull Factors:  Positive conditions which (real or speculated) that cause someone to come to a new residence.

PUSH  Population growth  Agricultural changes  Crop Failures  Industrial Revolution  Religious and Political Turmoil

PULL  Freedom  Economic Opportunity  Abundant Land

Factory Labor

The Factory System Harsh life for workers Harsh life for workers Rigid schedule Rigid schedule Long Hours Long Hours Dangerous conditions Dangerous conditions Mostly employed woman and children Mostly employed woman and children

Francis Lance, 5 years old, jumps on and off trolleys to sell newspapers. Tony Casale, 11, has been selling newspapers for four years.

Oyster shuckers working in a canning factory. Began at 3:30 AM and worked to 5 PM.

Workers Organize  Trade unions – demand shorter workday, higher wages, better conditions  Lowell Female Labor Reform Association (LFLRA) LFLRA

Discrimination/Prejudice  Policy or attitude that denies equal rights to certain groups of people  African-Americans in the North and most immigrant groups were denied the vote, the jury box, positions in the gov’t, the army, access to public lands, and public school  Limited job opportunities

Against all odds, some did succeed…

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Urbanization and Life in the North… (recap)  portal.com/academy/lesson/problems-of- urbanization-and-daily-life-in-the- north.html#lesson portal.com/academy/lesson/problems-of- urbanization-and-daily-life-in-the- north.html#lesson portal.com/academy/lesson/problems-of- urbanization-and-daily-life-in-the- north.html#lesson

Welcome to your new job!  The year is 1855, you work in a factory in the North  The factory wants to begin producing the countries new trend:  Paperclip bracelets! Oh yeah!

 Step 1 – lay out your paperclips  Step 2 – attach one, then pass to the next person  Step 3 – continue until it reaches the last person – their job is to connect the strand to each other  You have 4 minutes to create as many bracelet as you can!

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