1. Industrialization and Everyday Life Identify examples of how industrialization changed life in the United States.

2. In the years after the War of 1812, life in America changed dramatically. Advances in technology changed the way that Americans worked, farmed, lived, and traveled. COTTAGE INDUSTRY What do you think the family is doing? Is the family working at home or at a factory?

3. Cottage Industry to Factory Industry FACTORIES… FACTORIES…

4. An example of a cottage industry is A. power looming B. making interchangeable parts C. building steam engines D. hand weaving

5. An increase in the number of factories in the early 1800s in the U.S. contributed to A. an increase in urban population B. an increase in dependence on foreign laborers C. a decrease in the amount of water and air pollution D. a decrease in dependence on steam power

6. Working New machines replaced many workers and work was now done in factories instead of small work shops. New machines replaced many workers and work was now done in factories instead of small work shops.

7. How did work change for many Americans after industrialization? A. Many more worked in small workshops. B. B. Many more worked on farms. C. Many more lost their jobs. D. Many more worked in factories

8. Working Machines made it unnecessary for workers to take years to learn work skill; this allowed more women and children to work outside the home; many of these women and children worked at he Lowell Mills making textiles. Machines made it unnecessary for workers to take years to learn work skill; this allowed more women and children to work outside the home; many of these women and children worked at he Lowell Mills making textiles.

9. Workers Workers now worked for wages and worked for a set period of time each day; the work days were often very long. Workers now worked for wages and worked for a set period of time each day; the work days were often very long.

10. How did industrialization affect some women? A. They were able to afford to stay at home and raise a family. B. They were able to get a paying job for the first time. C. It changed people’s ideas about women’s right to vote.

11. Farming Just as factories allowed business men to manufacture more goods more quickly and cheaply, new farming inventions such as improved plows, the thresher, and the cotton gin allowed farmers to produce bigger crops more quickly and more cheaply. Just as factories allowed business men to manufacture more goods more quickly and cheaply, new farming inventions such as improved plows, the thresher, and the cotton gin allowed farmers to produce bigger crops more quickly and more cheaply.

12. Farming Inventions Cotton Gin PLOW

13. Living Industrialization encouraged the process of urbanization- the movement of more and more people to the cities. Industrialization encouraged the process of urbanization- the movement of more and more people to the cities. Instead of farming for a living, more Americans were choosing to work in factories in cities. Instead of farming for a living, more Americans were choosing to work in factories in cities. People lived differently in cities than they did on farms; there was much more crowding in cities, sanitation was often not very good and this often caused health problems and the spread of disease. People lived differently in cities than they did on farms; there was much more crowding in cities, sanitation was often not very good and this often caused health problems and the spread of disease.

14. Why did people decide to move to cities? A. There were more jobs in cities. B. It was more healthy to live there. C. They could not earn a living as farmers. D. They wanted to “get rich quick.”

15. Urbanization

16. What was life like in cities? A. It was crowded. B. There was poor sanitation. C. Diseases spread easily. D. All of the above.

17. Traveling New technologies made traveling much easier; steamboats, canals, and railroads all made it much easier for people to visit family and friends who lived far away, and it allowed American settlers to travel farther west and reach unsettled areas of the country. New technologies made traveling much easier; steamboats, canals, and railroads all made it much easier for people to visit family and friends who lived far away, and it allowed American settlers to travel farther west and reach unsettled areas of the country.

18. How did industrialization affect travel? A. Only the rich could afford to travel. B. It became easier and cheaper. C. Fewer people traveled. D. It became unpleasant and tedious.

19. What year would this headline appeared in the Philadelphia Gazette? A. 1607 B. 1803 C. 1861 D. 1776 U.S. Doubles in Size

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