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Agenda
1. Bell Ringer: How does Industrialism lead to more powerful countries?2. Lecture: Industrialism and Major Philosophers (15)3. Impacts of Child Labor and Industrialism. (10)4. Primary Document, Marxism (15)5. Video Clip, America: the Story of Us 6. Primary Newspaper Articles, Industrialization (15)
Early Industrialization in England• Industrial Revolution- increased
output of machine goods in the 18th century (1700s)
• Natural Resources– Coal, Water, Iron
• Political Stability– Parliament passed laws to
protect businesses, aid in expansion.
• Economic Strength– Businessmen invested in new
ventures– Banking system, loans given
to start businesses• Land, Labor, and Wealth are all
factors of production
Examples of Industrial-era inventions
• Steam Engine- James Watt
• Spinning Jenny- Hargreaves
• Water Frame• Cotton Gin- Whitney• Steam Boat- Fulton
Life in the Factories• Not enough housing in the cities.
– Whole families stayed in one room.
• Average life expectancy– 17 in the city, 38 in rural
areas. • Average work day- 14 hours, six
days a week.• Most dangerous conditions were
coal mines.– Collapses, accidents common,
coal dust took an average of 10 years off of someone’s life
Philosophers of Industrialization• Class Systems emerge from
Industrialization.– New Middle Class formed
by factory owners.• Adam Smith- “Wealth of
Nations”• Karl Marx- “Communist
Manifesto”– Human societies have
always been divided into warring classes.
– Bourgeoisie- Middle class employers.
– Proletariat- Lower class workers.
Reform Movements
• Factory Act- You cannot hire someone under 9 years old.
• New class of industrialists wanted cheap labor, not slave labor.
• Free public education for all children proposed in the 1850s.