Today's Agenda Announcements Questions Lecture Assessment 1 1 1
Today's Standards 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. (E, H, P) W.12 Participate effectively in collaborative discussions explaining the vast increases in productivity and wealth, growth of a middle class, and general rise in the standard of living and life span. (C, E)
William Wilberforce (1759-1833)
Slave Trade
Mr. Wilberforce was against slavery They made a movie about him: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j7gFOwP 62c
One Man CAN Make a Difference Video Time
Today's Standards 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. (E, H, P) W.12 Participate effectively in collaborative discussions explaining the vast increases in productivity and wealth, growth of a middle class, and general rise in the standard of living and life span. (C, E)
Harsh Working Conditions Have we already covered the working conditions of the time?
Have we covered? Have we discussed the effect of immigration, mining and manufacturing during this era?
Immigration What does immigration mean?
Immigration Immigration - the movement of non-native people into a country in order to settle there
Push and Pull Effects
People were on the move
Where did the new people go? http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/03/1 0/us/20090310-immigration- explorer.html?_r=0
Today's Standards 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. (E, H, P) W.12 Participate effectively in collaborative discussions explaining the vast increases in productivity and wealth, growth of a middle class, and general rise in the standard of living and life span. (C, E)
Two Growing Industries:
Two Growing Industries
Division of Labor Rich and Poor? Owner versus the worker?
The Union Movement
STRIKE! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tP- JMCNUNU
First Major Strike in America Labor Day came from the Pullman Strike https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPhLKAR Ave4
Social and Political Reforms Social Reform - Housing, Education, Environment, Healthcare Political Reforms – Scandals, Bribery, Patronage.
Housing http://www.unhny.org/about/settlementhouse
Environment
World is Better Because Clean Water and Sewers: (Louisville, 1909)
Baltimore was late getting sewers http://www.healthyharborbaltimore.org/state- of-the-harbor/history-of-the-sewer-system
Clean Water http://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/drinking/hist ory.html
Healthcare Germs are found. Drugs are created. Hygiene is found to be important.
Florence Nightingale
Today's Standards 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. (E, H, P) W.12 Participate effectively in collaborative discussions explaining the vast increases in productivity and wealth, growth of a middle class, and general rise in the standard of living and life span. (C, E)