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Social Studies Unit 3 Lesson 2

Social Studies Unit 3 Lesson 2. Progress As A State. What Are We Going to Learn?. How did the issue of slavery affect New Jersey? How did New Jersey grow and change in the early twentieth century? How did New Jerseyans meet challenges during dificult times?

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Social Studies Unit 3 Lesson 2

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  1. Social Studies Unit 3Lesson 2 Progress As A State

  2. What Are We Going to Learn? • How did the issue of slavery affect New Jersey? • How did New Jersey grow and change in the early twentieth century? • How did New Jerseyans meet challenges during dificult times? • How had New Jersey changed by the end of the 1900s?

  3. Lesson 2 Vocabulary • economy- • The way people in a state use resources to meet their needs • industry- • All the businesses that provide one kind of product

  4. Lesson 2 Vocabulary • strike- • To stop working • Labor union- • A group of workers that take action to improve their working conditions • Great Migration- • The movement when thousands of African Americans migrated North.

  5. Lesson 2 How did New Jersey grow and change in the early twentieth century?

  6. A Growing Economy • After the Civil War- NJ’s economy grew rapidly. • WHY? • NJ’s large numbers of workers had good roads and waterways. • Close to Philadelphia and New York City

  7. Oil, Ships, and Canned Goods • As the economy grew, natural resources from other states were brought in. • Industries used those natural resources to make finished products. • 1877- Standard Oil Company- turned oil into fuel and by 1912 was one of the largest oil refineries in the world

  8. Oil, Ships, and Canned Goods cont. • Shipbuilding- Hoboken and Elizabeth built many ships because they were close to the water • Fishing boats, canal barges, and tugboats • 1869-Anderson and Campbell canning factory opened. • Located in Camden, started with tomatoes and then eventually soup • Today- Campbell’s Soup Company

  9. Question Time! • Why did New Jersey’s economy grow?

  10. A New Century • Growth of industry  More factories • More factories more workers • By 1900- 2 million people lived in New Jersey

  11. New Jersey Inventors Thomas Edison • Two labs- Menlo Park & West Orange • Him and his team of engineers created many inventions • 1879-Most well-known first usable electric light bulb

  12. New Jersey Inventors Lewis Lattimer • African American • Directed Edison’s team • They built first electric power station in New York City.

  13. New Jersey Inventors • John P. Holland- built one of the first submarines • Eldridge Johnson- Edison’s record player was improved by this man and his machine was called the Victrola original iPod!

  14. Immigrants • Growing industries=more jobs=more people • People moved to NJ from- Britain, Ireland, Germany, Italy, and other countries • Ellis Island- immigrant station in New York Bay. • Ellis Island (Photos,videos,audio) • Working conditions in factories were poor People worked long hours and children often worked to help support their families

  15. Labor Unions • To get better working conditions, workers… • went on strike to make changes to the poor working conditions. • Formed labor unions • Over time NJ began making changes to improve people’s health.

  16. Question Time! • Why did people immigrate to New Jersey?

  17. The Great Migration1910-1920 • 1914 war in Europe started. (WW I) • Because there was a war going on, fewer immigrants came over to work in factories. • Factory owners noticed this and faced a shortage of workers. • This news spread to the south, and soon many African Americans came north looking for better paying factory jobs.

  18. Lesson Review 1. What was the Great Migration? 2. How do you think growth and industry changed New Jersey? It’s BRAINPOP time!!- Thomas Edison

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