Industrial+Revolution

**Essential Questions** :

1. Why are some nations more successful than others? 2. Who wins and who loses in a capitalist society? Why? 3. Does new technology bring people together or does it isolate them? **Questions to Answer** :


 * Copy, paste and answer the following questions based on reading in Chapter 7 section 1 **: (pages 235-241)

Many farmers such as Jethro Tull experimented with different ways of agriculture. He made the seed drill that would allow planting grain to become more efficient. Farmers also improved their livestock and make them healthier. The variety of food has increased as well like potatoes. Britain and their population grew because there was a lot of food for more people to eat. Because new machines were being built to speed up work, factories were made. By having these factories people were able to have more jobs. Many of these people moved to more highly populated areas. Production grew due to the pace that workers were now going at. Children were very vulnerable in a way. They did not know any better so they thought that the amount they were getting paid was a lot even though in reality it was not that much. They were able to fit into tight spaces that many of the adults could not.
 * Explain, in detail, what effect changes in Agriculture had on the industrial revolution. **
 * Predict, what effect might the shift from Cottage industries to factories have on the lives of textile workers and on towns and cities **.
 * Evaluate how you think people justified the use of children doing hard labor in cold mines **.

Spread of the Industrial revolution beyond England :


 * **Identify and list 5 key factors you learned from the graphic in your wiki below the graphic**
 * **Explain why each was important**

1. British technology leaks to other countries. This is important because all of Britains technology that they have tried to keep hidden from other countries in order to "be ahead of the game" has leaked out. Now other countries are able to see what Britain is capable of and is going to try to get ahead of them posibly by creating advanced technology. And countries that had no technology before now have Britains so they kind of caught up with every other country. 2. Western Europe, U.S. and Japan industrialize starting from railroads. This would allow for countries to easily and more effectively trade with other countries. It would allow people to travel larger distances in a shorter time. 3.U.S.: Vast resources and trans-continental railroads. This railroad allowed people to travel larger distances. Trading and gathering different resources was easy as well. 4. Because Belgium was so small, its resources like coal and iron were close together. This would allow them to become the first country to industrialize after Britain. 5. The only reason why Japan started to industrialize was because the U.S. forced them to. Japan saw this as an opportunity to become an advanced country.

Thesis Writing:

 * 2. The industrial revolution had a major impact on how people worked and lived. Explain the major advantage and disadvantage of the Industrial Revolution**.

Thesis Statement: There were plenty advantages and disadvantages of the Industrial Revolution that have had a major impact on the way people lived and worked, such as positive ones like citizens moving to the city, factories opening up allowing large scale manufacturing to occur and negative one like pollution.

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Summary: Britain really was a country that influenced other countries. Britain was the first one to industrialize coming up with many new advancements such as railroads, factories and machines that would allow production to greatly increase. By opening.





//** Based on your reading and note-taking complete the following activitiy in your wiki: **//


 * If you were the financial adviser for a country, which economic view would you support and why? Use evidence from your reading and notes to support your answer **.

I would choose capitalism just because I firmly believe that people should be able to do things on their own. Everyone needs to learn how to survive on their own and provide for themselves. Competition in life is necessary because it allows people to do better and try to exceed others. Competition is always a healthy thing. People are able to come up with different ideologies and points of view allowing there to be a variety of thoughts and ideas.

**Read //Cities Grow and Change//** in your textbook or in on line book found on pages 275-276 and copy and paste the following questions to answer in your wiki:

1. **How did cities grow and change in the late 1800s**? Many immagrints from everywhere wanted to settle into the cities. Factories were made that would allow production to increase greatly. It would also create many new jobs for many of the citizens that were now moving into the city. Transportation changed, now there were electric streetcars, horse-drawn carriages, and many other things that would allow people to move into and out of the cities. Many immigrants decided to settle in the cities which made the cities more diverse, but also crowded. 2. **Why did people migrate to cities?** Although the cities were very polluted many people still wanted to live there. Many wanted to escape political oppression, discrimination and hunger. Many of these immigrants moved to the U.S. due to lack of freedom in their country and also famine. 3. **Describe the conditions that made cities more livable**? Cities tried to make living conditions as livable as possible. They did so by modernizing the water and sewage systems which were very much needed. Also better plumbing was very important because families now could use the toilet, shower and have clean readily available drinking water. Another very essential improvement that was made was electricity. People could now use refrigerators, stoves, and vacuums.

//**Read Education, Leisure, and Arts**// in your text on pages 276-278 and complete the attached graphic organizer. Be sure to upload the completed graphic organizer to your wiki.