1. Industrial Revolution
Would you like to make money right now?
Would you mind working long hours? What
do you think child labor was like during the
Industrial Revolution? Was it easy?
2. What was the largest group of
immigrants
Wales
Belgium
Netherlands
Scandinavia
Switzerland
Scotland
France
England
Germany
IRELAND
3. The Industrial Revolution
• Before the 1800s many things were produced
by hand.
• Now that was starting to change thanks to
machines.
• New sources of Power.
• Steam, replaced human and animal power
4. New Technology
• Since the middle ages workers had a spinning
wheels that made thread, however, it could
only spin 1 thread at a time.
• 1764 the Spinning Jenny, a machine that
could spin several threads at once.
• The Loom to weave cloth in 1780 could
produce more cloth in a day
6. Factory System
• Water flowing downstream or over a waterfall
turned a wheel that produced the power to
run the machines
• Mills
7. Slater Breaks Law
• Samuel Slater
• British Mechanic
• Worked in a British Textile Mill
• British wanted the secret of the machinery
from leaving the country
• Samuel went to America to make more Money
($)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_
p2syMs7j4
9. Samuel in 1789
• Boarded a ship bound for New York City (NYC)
• British officials searched baggage of
passengers sailing to the US.
• To keep the plans safe and from getting caught
he…
• Memorized the design of the machines
10. 1793 Samuel and Moses Brown
• Samuel found a struggling mill in the
possession of Moses Brown
• Samuel set to work to fix the mill and gave it
the upgrade
• First successful textile mill in the US that was
powered by water.
11. Child Labor
• Boys and Girls as young as 7 work in factories.
• It was dangerous
• Many lost limbs in the machines
• Child labor is cruel
• 1800s Farms children worked hard too
• Often their wages went to helping the family
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9U4Vx6ImpE
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16. Growing Cities
• 1800s Vast majority of Americans lived in rural
areas.
• Leaving the farm to work in factories
• URBANIZATION – FROM FARMS TO CITIES
• 1800 – 6% LIVED IN URBAN (CITIES) AREAS
• 1850 – 15% LIVED IN URBAN AREAS
17. CITIES
HAZARDS
• Dirt & gravel
• Mudholes
• No Sewers
• People threw garbage in the
street
• DIRTY
• Disease spread easily
• Epidemics killed hundreds
ATTRACTIONS
• Money
• Theaters
• Museums
• Circuses/Side Shows
• Fine stores (Latest fashion
from Europe)
• Hat Shops
• Shoe stores
18. The Side Show
• The Talker – someone who talks to a crowd to
promote their show. P.T. Barnum got his start
promoting his own shows.
• The hardest part of this job is trying to get the
people to pay.
19. 3 Types of Freak Shows
• Working Acts – Sword Swallowers, Fire Eaters,
and Strong Man acts.
• Born Freaks – Siamese twins
• Made Freaks – Tattooed Ladies, Piercings
around the face
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21. Exit Ticket
• How did the Industrial Revolution Help Cities
Grow?
• How did the Industrial Revolution Hurt the
people that lived in the cities?
