Industrial Revolution in the United States

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A Unit on the Industrial Revolution

in the United States

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Why?

SS.A.5.4.1: The student knows the causes of the Industrial Revolution and its economic, political, and cultural effects on American Society.

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The Big “Why?” for the Unit

Can societies have winners and losers at the same time?

Can societal groups win and lose at the same time?

How are the winners and losers reconciled?

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Getting There

Lesson 1: From the Farm to the Factory

Lesson 2: Big Business—Monkey Business

Lesson 3: Labor Pains

Lesson 4: Inventing a New Life

Unit Project: Presenting to the Brooking Institute

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Along the Way

We’ll work to improve…

listening skills.

reading skills.

writing skills.

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From the Farm to the Factory

The Beginnings of the Industrial Revolution in the United States

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Lesson 1 Questions

Were people’s lives better or worse after this period in United States history?

Is progress good?

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What do you know?

Remember being in the eighth grade?

Remember anything from eighth grade social studies?

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In the Beginning, Before 1840

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Industrialization Came Late to America

People came to America for the plentiful land.

They were primarily farmers prior to 1750.

They didn’t want to be confined to a factory.

There was a shortage of labor to run machines.

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Industrialization Came Late to America

There was little money for investment.

The market for manufactured goods was small.

Great Britain guarded her manufacturing secrets.

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