1. The Growth of an Industrial Town
DIRECTIONS: you will witness the growth of an Industrial town as we go through this simulation. We will start by drawing a town.

2. The Growth of an Industrial Town
DIRECTIONS: you will witness the growth of an Industrial town as we go through this simulation. We will start by drawing a town.
Take 2 minutes to draw a river across your sheet of paper. In your town, draw 10 houses, 1 church, and a farm. Label one house as your own.

3. The Growth of an Industrial Town
DIRECTIONS: you will witness the growth of an Industrial town as we go through this simulation. We will start by drawing a town.
Take 2 minutes to draw a river across your sheet of paper. In your town, draw 10 houses, 1 church, and a farm. Label one house as your own.
A new invention—the steam-powered engine—has made production MUCH more efficient! A businessman decides to move to your town and build a textile factory by the river. With all of the new jobs provided by this factory, many new people move to your small town! Draw 15 more houses and a factory by the river.

4. The Growth of an Industrial Town
DIRECTIONS: you will witness the growth of an Industrial town as we go through this simulation. We will start by drawing a town.
Take 2 minutes to draw a river across your sheet of paper. In your town, draw 10 houses, 1 church, and a farm. Label one house as your own.
A new invention—the steam-powered engine—has made production MUCH more efficient! A businessman decides to move to your town and build a textile factory by the river. With all of the new jobs provided by this factory, many new people move to your small town! Draw 15 more houses and a factory by the river.
The production from the factory has started to pollute the atmosphere. Draw smoke coming out of the factory.

5. The Growth of an Industrial Town
DIRECTIONS: you will witness the growth of an Industrial town as we go through this simulation. We will start by drawing a town.
Take 2 minutes to draw a river across your sheet of paper. In your town, draw 10 houses, 1 church, and a farm. Label one house as your own.
A new invention—the steam-powered engine—has made production MUCH more efficient! A businessman decides to move to your town and build a textile factory by the river. With all of the new jobs provided by this factory, many new people move to your small town! Draw 15 more houses and a factory by the river.
The production from the factory has started to pollute the atmosphere. Draw smoke coming out of the factory.
The pollution has started to make residents of your town sick. Draw 2 hospitals.

6. The factory owner has made enough money to build more factories
The factory owner has made enough money to build more factories. He digs out canals from the river and builds more factories. Draw 2 canals and 3 more factories along the canals in your town.

7. The factory owner has made enough money to build more factories
The factory owner has made enough money to build more factories. He digs out canals from the river and builds more factories. Draw 2 canals and 3 more factories along the canals in your town.
More factories means more jobs—immigrants from Germany and Ireland begin to arrive in your town. Draw 20 more houses and 2 more churches in your town.

8. The factory owner has made enough money to build more factories
The factory owner has made enough money to build more factories. He digs out canals from the river and builds more factories. Draw 2 canals and 3 more factories along the canals in your town.
More factories means more jobs—immigrants from Germany and Ireland begin to arrive in your town. Draw 20 more houses and 2 more churches in your town.
With more towns-people, there is a demand for entertainment— draw 4 pubs (bars) in your town.

9. The factory owner has made enough money to build more factories
The factory owner has made enough money to build more factories. He digs out canals from the river and builds more factories. Draw 2 canals and 3 more factories along the canals in your town.
More factories means more jobs—immigrants from Germany and Ireland begin to arrive in your town. Draw 20 more houses and 2 more churches in your town.
With more towns-people, there is a demand for entertainment— draw 4 pubs (bars) in your town.
The increasing jobs attract more people to your town. Draw 20 more houses and 5 more factories.

10. The factory owner has made enough money to build more factories
The factory owner has made enough money to build more factories. He digs out canals from the river and builds more factories. Draw 2 canals and 3 more factories along the canals in your town.
More factories means more jobs—immigrants from Germany and Ireland begin to arrive in your town. Draw 20 more houses and 2 more churches in your town.
With more towns-people, there is a demand for entertainment— draw 4 pubs (bars) in your town.
The increasing jobs attract more people to your town. Draw 20 more houses and 5 more factories.
With more factories, and more pollution, people are starting to die off in your small city. Draw 3 graveyards and 3 more hospitals.

11. The factory owner has made enough money to build more factories
The factory owner has made enough money to build more factories. He digs out canals from the river and builds more factories. Draw 2 canals and 3 more factories along the canals in your town.
More factories means more jobs—immigrants from Germany and Ireland begin to arrive in your town. Draw 20 more houses and 2 more churches in your town.
With more towns-people, there is a demand for entertainment— draw 4 pubs (bars) in your town.
The increasing jobs attract more people to your town. Draw 20 more houses and 5 more factories.
With more factories, and more pollution, people are starting to die off in your small city. Draw 3 graveyards and 3 more hospitals.
As more people move into your city, there is a need for more housing. As the supply of workers increases in the city, so do the number of factories! Draw 5 tenement (apartment) buildings and 10 more factories in your growing city.

12. What does your industrial city look like?
Show your lovely industrial city to a partner and discuss what happened to your town!

13. Notes Page
Fill in your notes as we discuss each effect of the Industrial Revolution!

14. Effect #1: Rapid Urbanization
The Industrial Revolution led to the construction of many more factories in American cities. With this sudden availability of jobs, young adults who lived in farms started to move into the cities.

15. Effect #1: Rapid Urbanization
The Industrial Revolution led to the construction of many more factories in American cities. With this sudden availability of jobs, young adults who lived in farms started to move into the cities.
With a sudden growth in population, cities became overcrowded. Sanitation (garbage pickup and plumbing) systems couldn’t keep up with the growth, and this led to worsening health conditions in the cities.

16. Effect #1: Rapid Urbanization
The Industrial Revolution led to the construction of many more factories in American cities. With this sudden availability of jobs, young adults who lived in farms started to move into the cities.
With a sudden growth in population, cities became overcrowded. Sanitation (garbage pickup and plumbing) systems couldn’t keep up with the growth, and this led to worsening health conditions in the cities.
Crime rates also increased as more people crowded into the cities

17. Effect #1: Rapid Urbanization
By 1850, governments adjusted to the rapid urbanization and created laws and systems to limit the negative effects.

18. Effect #1: Rapid Urbanization
By 1850, governments adjusted to the rapid urbanization and created laws and systems to limit the negative effects.
For example, the government began regulatory inspections by monitoring the factory working conditions, hospital sanitation, and even the health of prostitutes.

19. Effect #1: Rapid Urbanization
By 1850, governments adjusted to the rapid urbanization and created laws and systems to limit the negative effects.
For example, the government began regulatory inspections by monitoring the factory working conditions, hospital sanitation, and even the health of prostitutes.
The government also required schooling until the age of12, which promoted literacy (the ability to read and write).

20. Act it Out! Urbanization = the growth of cities
(Spread your arms out to symbolize cities spreading out)

21. Check your Understanding!
Why did the Industrial Revolution cause a sudden growth in the size and population of cities?

22. Effect #2: Sectionalism
Railroads stretched across the U.S., eventually travelling from the east to west coast. Cities tended to grow around these major railways as they expanded westward.

23. Effect #2: Sectionalism
Railroads stretched across the U.S., eventually travelling from the east to west coast. Cities tended to grow around these major railways as they expanded westward.
Most of the construction in canals and railways happened in the Northern U.S. As a result, the North experienced greater urbanization and industrialization during the 1800’s—most factories and major cities were established in the North. The South continued to rely mostly on agriculture for their economy.

24. Effect #2: Sectionalism
Because the Industrial Revolution affected the North more than it did the South, there were more efficient transportation systems in the North—they had greater access to good roads, expansive railways, and canals.

25. Act it out! Sectionalism = America is divided into two regions
(hold up your arm like it’s a dividing symbol)

26. Check your Understanding!
“Sectionalism” is the idea that the U.S. was being divided into two very different regions—North and South. Draw a picture to illustrate this sectionalism:

27. Effect #3: Pollution & Environmental Destruction
As factories burned coal to power their steam engines, massive amounts of smoke were released into the atmosphere.

28. Effect #3: Pollution & Environmental Destruction
As factories burned coal to power their steam engines, massive amounts of smoke were released into the atmosphere.
Factories would dump their waste into nearby rivers and streams. Pollution in the air and water led to sickness and death among city dwellers (people who lived in the city).

29. Act it Out!
Pollution = sickness “cough cough”

30. Check your Understanding
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the environment?

31. Effect #4: Domestic Innovations!
The innovations of the Industrial Revolution improved the efficiency of factories—but it also changed people’s home lives.

32. Effect #4: Domestic Innovations!
The innovations of the Industrial Revolution improved the efficiency of factories—but it also changed people’s home lives.
It was during this time that canned food, the iron stove, safety pins, washing machines, carpet sweepers, and sewing machines were invented!

33. Act it Out! Domestic Innovation = making home life easier!
(carpet sweeper motion)

34. Flip to the back to your Activity reflection:
Think back to the introduction simulation that we did:
Who are the wealthiest people in your town? Why are they the wealthiest?
Who are the poorest people in your town? Why are they the poorest?
What are the positive effects of industrialization?
What are the negative effects of industrialization?