1. Section 2 The Industrial Revolution Social Impact of the Industrial Revolution

2. Section 2 The Industrial Revolution Main Idea The transition from cottage industries changed how people worked in factories, what life was like in factory towns, labor conditions, and, eventually, processes within factories. Social Impact of the Industrial Revolution

3. Section 2 The Industrial Revolution Urbanization: the movement of people to cities Changes in farming, soaring population and an increase in demand for workers led people to move from farms to the cities Small towns near natural resources and cities near factories boomed instantaneity Urbanization People Move to New Industrial Cities Very little infrastructure Little or no regulation of factories Polluted air, noise of steam engines, rivers full of waste The growth of industry and rapid population growth dramatically changed the location and distribution of 2 resources: -labor & people Living Conditions

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6. Section 2 The Industrial Revolution New Social Classes Emerge The Industrial Revolution created two new classes of people: a middle class of entrepreneurs whose lifestyles were fairly comfortable and an industrial working class, who packed into tenements without running water or sanitation systems. Some British workers staged riots in the early 1800s in protest of poor pay or working conditions. Methodism became a solace to many of the workers. 2 of 8

7. Section 2 The Industrial Revolution Life in the Factories and Mines Days were long in the factories and mines and days off were few. Accidents maimed people; dust in the mines made people sick. Women workers had no rest between factory and home work. Children also worked to keep food on the table.

8. Section 2 The Industrial Revolution Women and the Work Place

9. Section 2 The Industrial Revolution Workers in a New Economy Wealthy to invest in, own factories Mid-level to run factories Low-level to run machines Factory workers faced harsh conditions Miners faced worse conditions Children had dangerous jobs Changing Labor Conditions No government regulation Labor unions organized but were illegal & held very little political power Strikes & Riots brought change: Luddites The Industrial Working Class The poor struggled to survive in slums Packed into tiny rooms in tenements Disease spread easily New Class of Workers Growth of middle class Managers, accountants, engineers, mechanics, salesmen Economy increased The Factory System and Workers

10. Section 2 The Industrial Revolution Where employees worked Major change from cottage industry Had to leave home to work Hardships for some workers Life in factory towns Towns grew up around factories Towns, factories rose near coal mines Sanitation poor in many factory towns Working in a factory Dangerous work for all Long workdays Poor factory conditions common Factories and Factory Towns

11. Section 2 The Industrial Revolution The Jungle

12. Section 2 The Industrial Revolution The factory system changed the world of work. In addition, new processes further changed how people worked in factories. Mass production began in U.S. Elements: –Interchangeable parts –Assembly line Production and repair more efficient Production more swift Mass Production Dramatic increase in production Businesses charged less Affordable goods More repetitious jobs Soon became norm Effects Factories and Mass Production

13. Section 2 The Industrial Revolution Reactions to Industrial Conditions Labor Unions Laws to protect children in the workplace Minimum wage and maximum hour laws Federal safety and health standards