Bell Activity September 29, 2017 You know the routine Who discovered the link between germs and disease? Who created the dynamo? Who were two of the innovators of the automobile?

Today’s Agenda September 29, 2017 Continue Industrial Revolution unit Standards and Objectives Vocabulary Review Cottage Industries Factories Work Reforms

Standards and Objectives September 29, 2017 Standards and Objectives Unit: Industrial Revolution, 1750-1914 Standard W.11 –Analyze the evolution of work and labor including the work of William Wilberforce and the demise of the slave trade, problems caused by harsh working conditions, and the effect of immigration, mining and manufacturing, division of labor, the union movement, and the impact of social and political reform Objectives: I can analyze the evolution of work and labor. I can analyze the work of William Wilberforce and the demise of the slave trade. I can discuss the division of labor, the union movement, and the impact of social and political reform.

Vocabulary September 29, 2017 For the vocabulary tab in your binder Reform – make changes in order to improve it. Manufacturing - making something using machines. Union – an organized association workers formed to protect their rights Strike – a work stoppage

Recap (Do Not Write) September 29, 2017 Michael Faraday harnesses electricity and creates the dynamo. Thomas Edison invents the first usable light bulb. Edison creates the power grid that powers New York City. Automobile and airplane are invented. Telegraph, telephone, radio improve communication. Louis Pasteur creates vaccines and pasteurization to prevent sickness. Modern hospitals are developed

Factory Work September 29, 2017 Factory work was divided into different tasks. Each worker was assigned a task. Kids were hired. Factory owners preferred kids because they were cheaper. Factory work is dangerous Conditions are poor Injuries were common because no protection on the machines. Children lost fingers and hands. Long workday, 12 hours. Poor ventilation and sanitation. By the 1830s people demanded changes to working conditions.

Work Reforms September 29, 2017 Government leaders did not want to regulate businesses. British workers took matters into their own hands. Formed the first labor unions Wanted higher wages and improved working conditions. Organized strikes Parliament banned unions at first. Parliament hearings describe abuses. Britain passes laws: Limiting work hours Children had to be older than 9. Parliament legalized unions.

Division of Labor September 29, 2017 Assembly line develops. Mass production changed industry. Factories began producing large amounts of the same item. Craftsmanship declines Interchangeable parts developed. Identical machine parts. This made production more efficient. One person could put together products in a short time. Assembly line develops. Product does not stay in one place It goes from one station to the next. Items can be made quicker. More of them can be made.

William Wilberforce September 29, 2017 Wilberforce wanted to outlaw the slave trade in Britain. Britain was part of the trade route that brought slaves to the US. Wilberforce tried to bring measures to abolish the slave trade. He could never get enough votes. In 1833, Parliament finally abolished slavery.

Other Societal Reforms September 29, 2017 Other Societal Reforms Reform Act of 1832 Industrial cities get representation in Parliament Reduced power of aristocracy. Only men with certain amount of property could vote. People’s Charter, 1839 Petition to allow men to vote Vote through secret ballot Voting Reforms, 1867-1885 Reforms that gave more men the right to vote. Women’s Suffrage Attempts to get women the right to vote failed. Suffragists tried for 40 years Women in Britain gain the right to vote in 1928.