How would you describe the Industrial Revolution to a person who didn’t know? EQ: How did new technology change the lives of Americans? TSWBAT evaluate factory life

 The student will be able to evaluate how industrialization impacted the quality of life for various groups of people with 80% accuracyndustrializatio  Where does this objective fit into our Urbanization and Expansion Unit Learning Goal Scale?  What do you need to be able to do with this objective to SCALE Everest?  TOC PG. 86: Lowell Mills and Child Workers

 A visual journey of a child worker…  Pay special to:  Expressions, faces, quality of clothing, where they were

 Mass production: the rapid manufacture of large numbers of identical objects  Interchangeable Parts: identical pieces that can be assembled quickly by unskilled workers  Capitalist: people who invested money into a business to make money  Francis Cabot Lowell: inventor of the power loom, owner and operator of the Lowell mills (spinning and weaving brought together) in Massachusetts  Samuel Slater: “invented” the spinning jenny in 1790, spins cotton into thread 24 times faster than older machines

 Francis Cabot Lowell invented the power loom in  He and other capitalists opened a mill in MA, organized in a new way a, “factory system” where spinning and weaving took place in one building  By1840, there were 32 factories run by 10 different corporations in Lowell, MA  The factories were staffed with young girls called “Lowell girls”  Working the machines was extremely hard work, they weaved using a huge needle and bobbin.  They worked 73 hours a week and had a curfew.  They lived in boarding houses attached to the factories  Work was extremely hazardous

 When the factories turned out tons of cloth is caused overproduction  The factory owners thought the solution to this was to produce more cloth to sell…duh wrong decision guys…why?  This only worsened the problem as prices fell lower  Factories made rules for factory workers, they couldn’t talk, rules on quality ect.  Ladies went on strike in February of 1834, 800 women went on strike or “Turn Out”  They were replaced by immigrant workers, willing to work for less  This caused more discrimination and dislike of immigrants especially Irish and German

 One of the most important new developments during the IR was mass production which allowed for rapid manufacturing  In 1790, Eli Whitney devised a system of interchangeable parts which came to be used in the manufacturing of other products  These both allowed the manufacturing of goods to become more efficient and prices dropped  US industry expanded as people bought more goods

 Invented by Eli Whitney as well  Machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber  By the mid-19th century, cotton had become America’s leading export  His invention offered Southern planters a justification to maintain and expand slavery even as a growing number of Americans supported its abolition.  North and South take different economic paths…where will this lead?

 Samuel Slater employed children in his textile mill  Working conditions for children and adults became harsher in the mills and factories  Factories, mills, coal mines, and steel foundries employed children as young as 7 or 8  These children had no opportunities for education and worked in very hazardous conditions  The factories were poorly lighted, little fresh air, there were no safety procedures, machines were dangerous (hands and feet were lost)  Mill and factory bosses were harsh and violent and prayed on young women  They worked ridiculously long hours for often little to no pay

 Create a diary entry from the point of view of a child laborer  Your entry should be at least 2 paragraphs and should describe your life working in a mill, factory, farm, or mine  “I hate waking up like this every day. Terrified of sleeping in five minutes too late. I can’t be late again…not again. I can’t face our mill boss. The wretched man. Thankfully, this morning I woke up and it was still dark, I’m safe…for today. I’ll make it on time……..” My feet are so blistered and sore that I cringe just thinking of the walk to the mill.  Progress chart for B