Warm-Up: 3/151. What is a run-down and

overcrowded apartment building called?

2. A shop employing workers at low wages, for long hours, and under poor conditions is called

.3. What is the process in which an

increasing proportion of an entire population lives in cities and suburbs of cities?

The Industrial Revolution

Unit 6

The Industrial Revolution

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The Industrial revolution1. Industrial Revolution was a time period

when machines were invented and used to do work that had previously been done by hand.

2. Began in the 1800s in Great Britaina) Population—large number of people to workb) Water—used for power/electricityc) Railroads and Steamboats—used to move

productsd) Resources—abundance of natural resources

The Industrial revolution3. People began to move to America in the

late 19th century and early 20th centuries

a) Farmers—plenty of available landb) Resources—also had an abundance of

natural resourcesc) Inventions—new machines led to easier

completion of tasksd) Money—available for factoriese) People were open to new ideas

The Industrial revolution4. The first industry to industrialize,

use machinery, was the Textile (cotton) industry. Inventions such as the spinning wheel, spinning loom, and the cotton gin all added to the movement.

The Industrial revolution5. Results of the Industrial Revolution

a) Better goods producedb) Products are available to consumers fasterc) More money for the common man—wages paidd) More quality goodse) Growth of citiesf) Machines made tasks easierg) Transportation became easier and more

affordable/availableh) Faster communications enables ideas to travel fasteri) Diffusion of cultures brings a variety of ideas to the USAj) Labor laws and unions help protect the workers

The Industrial revolution6. Problems resulting from the

Industrial Revolutiona) Machines replace humans to meet the

demand of productsb) Immigration rampant citiesc) Diseases cause poor health conditions

and deathd) Dangerous living and working

conditions