Post on 12-Jan-2017
Glimpse of the Outside WorldGlimpse of the Outside World
What types of things do you think this young girl dreams of as she looks What types of things do you think this young girl dreams of as she looks out the factory window?out the factory window?
DO NOW:DO NOW:
Conditions in the in the Coal MinesConditions in the in the Coal Mines
18001800 1 ton of coal 50, 000 miners18501850 30 tons 200, 000 miners18801880 300 million tons 500, 000 miners19141914 250 million tons 1, 200, 000 miners
Carpe Diem Clip
Working Conditions Were Harsh:
• There were rigid schedules with _______________________long 12-14 hour work days and few breaks
Work was the same day after day, week after week.
Conditions in the Cotton MillConditions in the Cotton Mill
18131813 2400 looms 150, 000 workers18331833 85, 000 looms 200, 000 workers18501850 224, 000 looms >1 million workers
Girl at Weaving Machine in Textile MillGirl at Weaving Machine in Textile Mill
• Women and children were _________________
• Wages were low
paid less than men
Children At WorkChildren At Work
There were high injury rates. Frequent accidents _____________________(Ex: lost limbs in machines)
The FactoryThe Factory
There was no ___________.
Workers were fired for being sick, working too slow, or for no reason at all.
job security
Which would you rather be?Which would you rather be?
Living Conditions for New Working ClassLiving Conditions for New Working ClassUrbanization:
Cities became more common and more populated – some ___________________doubled or tripled in size
Living ConditionsLiving Conditions
Rear View of a Tenement BuildingRear View of a Tenement Building
• People migrated to cities looking for work,
especially unemployed farmers
due to the ______________.Enclosure Acts
Working class Working class neighborhood in neighborhood in Industrial LondonIndustrial London
• Cities were dirty and dangerous. There was a lack of sanitation laws, no fire and police departments, no running water.
Families inside a tenement buildingFamilies inside a tenement building
Life In a Tenement HouseLife In a Tenement House
Change in Social Structure
• The Traditional EliteAristocratic nobles and __________________ still had wealth and power
• The New Capitalist Upper Class (New Rich or Nouveau Riche)They were ____________ who used their money to buy and build factories and run large businesses.
Landowners
entrepreneurs
The Industrial New Rich, or Nouveau Riche
• The New Middle Class Professionals, investors, ___________ They were financially stable, educated, and they aspired to become upper class.
merchants
The New Working Class
Poor, unskilled, _________________, no political power. No longer
peasant farmers
uneducated
ComparisonComparison
Closure:Closure:
What does this cartoon say about working conditions during the Industrial Revolution?
The Luddites: 1811-1816
Many unemployed craftsmen and weavers began destroying the
machines that had taken their jobs.
These attackers became known as
Luddites, supposedly
followers of Ned Ludd, a folklore
figure.
The New Working ClassPoor, unskilled,
_________________, no political power. No
longer peasant farmers
uneducated