1. Welcome Work Read the poem “The Industrial Revolution”
In your ISN, what are two things you can assume about the Industrial Revolution from this poem? How do you know? – What proof from the poem supports your ideas?

2. Bell Ringer for T 17: Industrialization changed the world,
the greed of many made heads swirl.
It all started with cotton production,
machines were made with better functions.
Next were the coal and iron industries,
then emerged the railroad companies.
The new factories definitely got bigger,
while also stepping up the rigor.
Tired workers won't do the job,
and neither will a child that sobs.
What are two things you can assume from reading the poem?

3. With the increase of the owners wealth,
came the decline of the workers health.
The workers, however, still got their pay,
but barely enough to feed them for the day.
Industry allowed America to survive,
and Northern families started to thrive.
This led to the sudden rise of the population,
it was a good foundation for further industrialization.
Industrialization allowed the world to grow,
this was the beginning of the world we know.

4. Essential Question
How did the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century bring forth change in the United States? SS.8.A.4; SS.8.A.4.10, SS.8.A.4.7

5. Economy:
the system of wealth, production,
and consumption of a region.

6. Revolution:
a dramatic change in the way
something works

7. Industry:
economic activity where raw materials
are turned into finished goods
in factories

9. North South

11. The Industrial Revolution

13. Factories (mills) were placed near water because:
1.) fast-moving rivers powered the mills

14. 2.) easy transportation of products

15. - Mills created textiles (clothes, blankets, rags, etc
- Mills created textiles (clothes, blankets, rags, etc.) from Southern Cotton

16. But factories didn’t start in the U.S. …

17. I give students 20 seconds to memorize this slide … then I either have them use the smart board to try to draw it or have them do it on paper. Why? Because Samuel Slater spent years memorizing the workings of the factory equipment, then built the first factory from memorization in Pawtucket, RI. Great Britain made it a crime to share the workings of the machine (to keep a monopoly on fast production methods).

19. Samuel Slater
British factory worker
who brought factory
knowledge to America
Slater built America's
first cotton mill (from memorization)
in Pawtucket, RI

21. A mill town is a town that is built around a
mill. The entire town (mill, homes, stores) is
owned by the mill owners.

23. Lowell Mill Girls
- female workers at the
Lowell mill in MA

24. North Carolina Mills
Mills existed in the South too. Southern Mills produced textiles like Northern Mills
Feel free to do a local search for mills in your area and substitute with their pictures here!
Carolina Mills, Maiden NC
Murray’s Mill, Catawba Co.
Bailes Old Mill, Guilford Co.
Linney’s Mill, Alexander Co.

25. Wrap Up.... ____When the Industrial Revolution began, cotton
mills were in the South and plantations were in
the North
____ Early factories were placed near a water supply
____ The U.S. was the first country to develop factories
____ Factories were always located near a reliable
water supply

26. ____ Britain made it a crime to share their
factory knowledge
____ A mill town is a town full of mills
____ Mills produced textiles from Southern-grown
cotton
____ The first cotton mill was in Maiden, NC