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Industrialization Industrial revolution begins in England in the 1780s. They had a lot of capital ( money ) to buy machines and factories. Capital was coming from their colonial empires.
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1768: James Hargreaves- Spinning Jenny 1782:James Watt – Scotland – steam engine 1840 – cotton products were England’s most valuable product. 1830 – first railroad in England.
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FYI... Process of spinning and weaving cotton used to be done by individuals. Now by machines. Two step process by people called Cottage Industry. Entrepreneurs – business people.
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Reasons for Industrial Revolution Changes in Agriculture – more food/less jobs Enclosure Movement Capital and Entrepreneurs Natural Resources- Home country& colony Increased Markets
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1850 – trains were going 50 mph. Factory workers were in great demand. Better pay in factories. Left the family farm for the factory Worked in shifts. Revolution spreads to the rest of the world. Add canals & railroads.
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America 1800 - six out of seven were farmers. 1860 – one out of two. Robert Fulton – steamship Railroad was called THE greatest invention.
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Social Impact City populations grew rapidly due to the factories. Most lived in miserable conditions. Tenement housing, filthy, disease. Social reformers called for change.
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Women & Children Made up 2/3 of the cotton workers. Age 9 is minimum to work. Paid half what a man gets. Bad working conditions led to a Socialism movement. Believed in equality of all people.
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Children ages 9-13= 8 hour days Children 13-18 = 12 hour days. Robert Owen – British Utopian Socialist. Started a cooperative community in Scotland manufacturing cotton. ALL worked for the community.
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His Socialist belief : People would show their natural goodness if they lived in a cooperative environment. His plan flourished. A similar attempt in New Harmony, Indiana in the 1820s failed.
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One effect of industrialization was… 1. A decrease in child labor 2. An increase in the demand for handicraft goods 3. A decrease in immigration to the United States 4. An increase in urbanization
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In 1770 James Hargreaves of England received a patent for his spinning jenny. Another man, Samuel Crompton received a patent for his spinning mule. These inventions are examples of… 1. Cultural changes 2. Socioeconomic changes 3. Technological advances 4. Communication advances
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The Industrial Revolution began in… 1. France 2. Great Britain 3. Japan 4. The U.S.
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Which of the following is NOT an effect of the Industrial Revolution? 1. An increasing number of people worked in factories 2. An increasing number of people lived in cities 3. An increasing number of people became farmers 4. An increasing number of people left their family farms
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The process of developing machine production of goods is called 1. Enclosure 2. Industrialization 3. Urbanization 4. Crop rotation
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Participant Scores 500Eggenschwiller, Lillian Margaret 500Cuzner III, Joseph Alan 500Rabenstein, Alexandra Tomono 500Kenney, Matthew Joseph 500Dues, Emma Grace
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Development of New Classes Industrial Middle Class * Factory Builders * Salespeople from factories * Machine makers * Factory Managers Industrial Working Class
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Inventions of the Revolution
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TELEGRAPH STEEL PLOW MECHANICAL REAPER SEWING MACHINE INDOOR PLUMBING
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The Telegraph Completed by Samuel Morse in 1837-Made popular by the election of 1844 Many telegraph lines ran across railroad lines-many train stations contained telegraph offices
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Down On The Farm John Deere invented the steel plow to cut through thick soil Cyrus McCormick developed the mechanical reaper to cut down wheat much quicker-This reduced harvest time to 1 hr per acre
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Isaac Singer perfected the sewing machine making sewing machines a symbol of prosperity and making it a tool for women to earn money out of the homes
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Other Home Improvements Iceboxes Iron stoves Improved clocks-cheaper Indoor plumbing-Hotels matches/safety pin
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New Factories Factories changed from water power to steam allowing factories to be built closer to cities and transportation centers
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A person who organizes, manages, and takes on the risk of a business is an 1. Industrialist 2. Capitalist 3. Communist 4. Entrepreneur
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This is the production method done by individuals in their rural homes. 1. Cottage industry 2. Laissez faire 3. Capitalism 4. puddling Response Grid Countdown 10
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He discovered the first radio waves. 1. Alexander Graham Bell 2. Karl Marx 3. Guglielmo Marconi 4. Leopold II Response Grid Countdown 10
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This is the main cause of railroads being built more during the Industrial Revolution. 1. More places to go 2. Cheaper production of steel 3. Improvement in working conditions 4. Women need jobs Response Grid Countdown 10
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Which of these factors MOST contributed to a shorter lifespan for those living in cities rather than the country? 1. Long working hours 2. Illness caused by unhealthy conditions 3. Inadequate housing 4. Excessive garbage Response Grid Countdown 10
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Participant Scores 400Participant 9 400Participant 4 400Participant 14 400Participant 7 300Participant 13
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