1. Bellringer Title today’s notes: Industrial Revolution Impact
Answer the following question:
Imagine you had to work to support your family. How would you feel? What kind of work would you do?

2. Spread of Industrialization
Spread throughout Europe – encouraged by governments
Spread to the United States in the first half of the 1800s
In 1800, 6 out of 7 workers were farmers, no city more than 100,000 people, 5 million people total population
In 1860, only 50% of workers were farmers, eight cities had more than 100,000 people. 30 million people total population
Factories were mainly in the Northeast
Similar shift in Europe
What problems occur in living conditions due to industrialization?

3. City Life
European population had grown from 140 million in 1750 to 266 million by 1850
More food = more people
Poverty, enclosure laws, and job opportunities caused many people to move to cities
This led to harsh living conditions in cities
Crowded and poorly built housing
Garbage in the streets
Crime a part of daily life
Factories polluted the air

4. Factory Work Factory owners wanted to use machines constantly
Beginning of “shift work”
Discipline was harsh, especially for children
Beaten with rods, or whipped
Long working days
Dangerous working conditions
Wages were poor
Even less for women and children
Factories sometimes recruited entire families
“Wanted” A few sober and industrious families of at least five children each, over the age of eight years, are wanted at the cotton factory in Whitestown. Widows with large families would do well to attend this notice.”

5. Child Labor Whole family had to work to survive
Bound apprenticeships of orphans
Why would children be recruited to work in factories?

6. City Life

7. Connect! 1. Where were most U.S. factories located?
2. Describe working conditions in factories.
3. Why were children recruited to work in factories?
4. List reasons why people moved to cities.
5. What were some of the issues in these industrial cities?