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

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

3. 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

4. Film Clip; The Growth of the Industrial Revolution
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5. Reason #1: Labor The US had a huge labor force
Recent immigrants from SE Europe
Former farm workers

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

7. Reason #3: New Inventions
Eli Whitney: Invented 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

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

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

10. 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

11. Pair-Share
Which of the reasons do you think was the most important cause leading to the growth of Industrialization of America?

12. Wrap-Up
Complete the back side of the worksheet, creating symbols to illustrate the causes of industrialization in America.