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Movement s , Mayham and Money

Movement s , Mayham and Money. Impact of the Industrial Revolution from Britain to the Blackstone 1700-1865. Contents. Main Ideas Before Industrial Revolution During and After Industrial Revolution Key Terms Famous Quotes on Labor

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Movement s , Mayham and Money

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  1. Movements, Mayhamand Money Impact of the Industrial Revolution from Britain to the Blackstone 1700-1865

  2. Contents • Main Ideas • Before Industrial Revolution • During and After Industrial Revolution • Key Terms • Famous Quotes on Labor • Lowell Mill - TAH Trip Photos

  3. Main Ideas • Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain in the 1780s. • Revolutionized the way people lived and worked. • New technologies improved the production and transportation of goods. • U.S. immigration increased and transformed America as a result of the Industrial Revolution

  4. Main Ideas • As cities, grew, an industrial middle-class and an industrial working class emerged.  • Working conditions changed with Industrialization • Child labor occurred on a large scale. • Factory work required long hours under harsh working conditions.

  5. Why Great Britain? • Changes in agricultural practices plus expansion of farmland-Crop Rotation • Improved transportation and infrastructure-good ports and navigable rivers • Population growth improved labor supply- population tripled1750-1851 • Investment Capital and plentiful natural resources

  6. Early Britain Industrialization

  7. Before Industrial Revolution • Agricultural work on farms and in homes predominated; cottage industry took place in homes. • Most people lived in rural areas. • Single workers or families produced an entire product.

  8. During and After Industrialization • Manufacturing predominated, with workers placed in factories; cottage industry declined or disappeared. • Workers migrated to work in city factories, causing explosive growth, overcrowding and filthy condition. • Factories practiced division of labor. Each worker performed on task in the production process. These tasks were often repetitive and boring.

  9. During and After Continued…. • Factory work required long hours under harsh working conditions. • Child labor occurred on a large scale. Women and children were usually paid lower wages.

  10. Immigration Political Cartoon What are some key contrasts between these photos?

  11. Key Terms • Enclosure Movement- set of laws making landowners fence off land for peasants leading to urbanization. • Capitalism-economic system based on private ownership. • Entrepreneurs-person who has ideas and takes risks • Cottage Industry- method of production which tasks are done in rural areas by individuals. • Industrialization-development of industries for the machine production of goods.

  12. Key Terms • Puddling- high quality iron making process • Pawtucket-Birth place of the Industrial Revolution. • Hargreaves-his invention of the spinning jenny changed the world • Watt- Engineered the Steam engine • Fulton-steamboat developer

  13. Key Terms • Adam Smith- author of the Wealth of Nations and believed in that economic liberty guaranteed economic progress. • Karl Marx- author of Communist Manifesto and believed in communism which stresses collective ownership not private ownership. • Lowell Girls- young women from farms who became factory workers in the Lowell Mills. • Samuel Slater- British immigrant who is consider the Father of the American Industrial Revolution. • Potato Famine- food shortage event that lead to widespread immigration to America during the 1840s.

  14. AbrahamLincoln on Labor All that serves labor serves the nation….. The strongest bond of human sympathy, outside of the family relation, should be one uniting all working people of all nations…..

  15. Lowell Mill Museum Early 20th century spinning machines

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