Industrial Revolution 2

The Industrial Revolution was ...

• a war fought between Britain and U.S.
• When people worked more on farms than factories 
• time of inventing and industry 
• started in the U.S. and moved into Britain 

How did people's lives change because of the Industrial Revolution? 

• People bought more handmade goods than before 
• people worked mostly on farms 
• people bought factory made items and worked outside the home
• people made a lot of money making homemade items 

Which is an example of a capitalists? 

• Mary Driscoll working in the factory to make money 
• Mr. Brown ran the factory and established rules 
• Lewis Hine took photos of child workers 
• Someone invested money by purchasing a new loom for a factory. 

Immigration changed during the Industrial Revolution because...

• America was gaining power and money 
• factories offered jobs to incoming immigrants 
• people wanted to own a factory 
• no one bought homemade items 

Cities began to grow around the industrial centers because...

• people wanted to be part of the new growing cities 
• people had to live near the factory to be able to work there because of lack of transportion
• people did not like living on farms anymore 
• farms were all failing and people wanted to see what cities were like 

Who made up most of the work force in the Northern factories? 

• Slave labor 
• adult men 
• children and women 
• retired farmers 

Why did Mary ( and many others) leave Ireland to work in the factories in America?

• Irish factories paid less

• they were hoping to find gold

• there was a famine (lack of food) in Ireland and people were starving

What was a typical day like for a child worker during the 1800's?

• only allowed to work after school, limited access to heavy equipment

• children were not allowed to work if they did not complete up to 8th grade and had to learn the skill first for safety

• children as young as 7 would work 12 hour days in unsafe conditions for pennies a day

• children learned skills while learning to read, they had a school house in the factory so the children could learn during their long breaks from work.

How did the Agricultural Revolution impact farmers?

• New farming methods required more workers on the farm.
• New farming methods produced bigger harvests with less farmers.

What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?

• Moving
• colonization
• inflation
• urbanization