 Mr. Bermudez

 Industrial Revolution Begins in Great Britain in 1780’s o Why was Great Britain the perfect starting place? 1 st Agrarian Revolution: more food, less cost, more people can buy manufactured goods. 2 nd Population Increase: more food and the population grew. Enclosure Movement Laws: landowners fenced off common lands, people moved to cities, LABOR SUPPLY!!!! 3 rd Ready Supply of Money: British had capabilities to invest in economy Capital: money which you can invest in new machines and factories. Entrepreneurs: people who found ways to make profits in a Laissez-faire market economy, ruled by supply and demand, with little government intervention 4th Plentiful Natural Resources: rivers power factories, rivers used to transport goods, and abundant supply of coal and iron 5 th Supply of Markets: colonies are outlets to sell manufactured goods to

 Great Britain Dominates o By mid 19 th Century Richest Nation o Produced ½ of world’s coal/manufactured goods o Cotton industry alone equal in size to all European countries combined

 European Industrialization o France, Belgium, and Germany Industrialize Governments actively encourage industrialization Provided funds to build roads, canals, and railroads

 American Industrialization o 1800 Population=5 million 6/7 people were farmers No city larger than 100,000 o 1860 Population=30 million ½ of population now farmers 9 cities now have populations larger than 100,000  Robert Fulton: built the first paddle-wheel steamboat o The Clermont 1807  Railroad o 1830= 100 miles of tracks o 1860= 30,000 miles of tracks Was the Industrial Revolution beneficial or harmful to the U.S? Why

 Industrial Revolution drastically changed society o Two New Social Classes Industrial Middle Class Industrial Working Class

 European Population o 1750=140 million o 1850=266 million o Why did this happen? Wars/Epidemics Less Frequent Increase in Food Supply  European Urbanization o Jobs located in cities, people migrate to job centers o City populations grow o Living conditions poor

 Industrial Capitalism: an economic system based on industrial production. o Rise of the Industrial Middle Class People who built factories, bought machines, and developed the markets They had initiative, vision, ambition, and often, greed

 Industrial Working Class o hour workdays (6 days a week) o No job security o No minimum wage o Dangerous conditions o Gender wage discrimination

 Socialism: an economic system in which government owns and controls some means of production such as factories and utilities o Public Ownership o Wealth Distribution  “Ideal Society” o Workers could use their abilities and everyone’s needs would be met.  Robert Owen: British cotton manufacture, Utopian Socialist o Believed that humans would show their natural goodness if they lived in a cooperative environment

 Using credible resources please research the following key topics and record your information on this organizer.  Make sure you have a concept of all terms and understand the key concepts which relate.  Please note this Industrial Revolution takes place between o KEEP IN MIND CONTEXT

 Your newspaper must have… o TWO news stories and ONE editorial (your opinion on whether or not industrialization was successful or not) o Stories should be at least 200 words and use PRIMARY SOURCES o At LEAST one picture on newspaper 1 st Story: How was industrialization impacting children, women, or working conditions in general 2 nd Story: MUST pertain to an invention of the Industrial Revolution. (Flying Shuttle, Spinning Jenny, Water Frame, etc.) Should discuss inventor and importance. 3 rd Story: You must write an editorial giving your opinion whether or not the changes of the Industrial Revolution helped or harmed the society, and why. This should include strong FACTS to support your opinion.