Unit 5 Industrial Revolution

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Which of the following groups benefited the most from the Industrial Revolution in nineteenth-century Britain?

The middle classes

Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in England in the eighteenth century?

The geography of England provided rich resources and water transportation needed for industrialization

assembly line

pioneered by Henry Ford, a manufacturing method that allowed mass production of goods

Man made waterway that connects two bodies of water. It increases trade, transportation and lowered shipping costs.

Canals

an engine that uses steam to create the power to pull trains

steam engine

What were the rights of children during this time?

did not go to school- they worked hard in factories for little pay.

True or False: Factory workers only worked Monday through Friday

False

True or False: Workers were paid FAIR wages when they worked in factories

False

True or False: If you did not show up to work because you were sick, you would lose your job

True

True or False: Young children worked in factories during the Industrial Revolution

True

an economic system with private ownership of means of production(like U.S.)

Capitalism

era where household industries were replaced with factories and powered machinery

Industrial Revolution

The use of machines to make goods.

Industrialization

Prior to the industrial revolution...

People had to make everything they needed

How long did people work in factories each day

12-16 hours

It was common to be in injured in factory jobs

true

Downsides to working in a factory

all of the above

Children were used for labor because

they were cheaper

Effects of Urbanization

crime, pollution, tenements, crowding, sanitation, disease, political machines

urbanization

Movement of people from rural areas to cities due to economic opportunities from factories