Industrial Revolution Introduction

​The United States Enters the Industrial Age

​Cottage Industry

​Work is performed at home using self owned equipment.

​The family unit typically pulled together to perform the work which is why some families were larger in size.

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​Spinning Wheel

​A spinning wheel is a device for spinning thread or yarn from fibers. It was fundamental to the cotton textile industry prior to the Industrial Revolution.

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Research and share a fact about the spinning wheel.

With the invention of the steam engine and then electricity, factories could be built almost anywhere.

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Urbanization begins as people move to where the work is located.​

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FACTORIES

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​Process in which cities grow and large populations

​come to live in them.

URBANIZATION

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Poll

Would you rather live in a large city such as Dallas, Houston, New York, Los Angeles or a rural area such as Greenwood or Garden City?

• Large City

• Rural Area

Open Ended

After watching the comedy skit of factory work, what are some thoughts that you had about living life in these conditions.

City Life in the Late 19th Century  |  Rise of Industrial America, 1876-1900  |  U.S. History Primary Source Timeline  |  Classroom Materials at the Library of Congress  |  Library of Congress

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Match

Using the article "City Life in the Late 19the Century" Match the following

• 15 Million

• Migration

• Noise, traffic jams, slums, air polution, sanitation and health problems.

• Tenements

• Ethnic Heritage

US Cities grew by this number prior in the 2 decades prior to 1900?

Between 1880 and 1890 townships (small towns/rural areas) lost 40% of thier population due to this?

With the growth of the cities these things became common place?

Many of the people in the cities were living in these

People tried to hang onto this

• US Cities grew by this number prior in the 2 decades prior to 1900?

• Between 1880 and 1890 townships (small towns/rural areas) lost 40% of thier population due to this?

• With the growth of the cities these things became common place?

• Many of the people in the cities were living in these

• People tried to hang onto this

The Knights of Labor (article) | Khan Academy

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Audio Response

After reading the article "The Knights of Labor" you need to provide a 1 minute recorded response telling about the positive aspects of a union and then discuss why Unions lost members after the Haymarket Square Riot.

(Develop a cheat sheet to guide you with your response)

Open Audio Recorder

Multiple Choice

How man men died during the American Civil War?

• 600,000

• 500,000

• 700,000

• 1 million

Fill in the Blanks

Mass

was the key to winning the Civil War.

Multiple Choice

____ of 5 factories were located in the North during the American Civil War.

• 4

• 2

• 1

• 3

Multiple Choice

After the American Civil War inventions went wild. How many patents were issued in the 40 years following the conflict?

• 400,000

• 1 million

• 200,000

• 10,000

Open Ended

How did Iwasaki Yataro try to move Japan into the future? Give enough details to support your thoughts.

Multiple Choice

The Titanic was ________ tons

• 46,000

• 16,000

• 26,000

• 100,000

Multiple Choice

How many rivets were used on the Titanic?

• 3 Million

• 3000

• 2 million

• 2000

Match

Match the following

• 3 million

• 2000

• 1316

• 1/2

• 1912

Rivets

Steel Plates

Passangers

3rd Class Passengers

Titanic Sank

• Rivets

• Steel Plates

• Passangers

• 3rd Class Passengers

• Titanic Sank

Open Ended

Why did the sinking of the Titanic make people question technology?