3. The Beginnings of Industrialization
Learning Outcomes
1. Analyze how new improvements in
agriculture led to the growth of cities
and industry in England.
2. Compose a visual that shows how new
methods of transportation impacted life
during the Industrial Revolution.
3. Write a letter to a non industrial nation
explaining how new advancements and
technologies changed life in Britain.

4. Kickoff Question: The Beginnings of Industrialization

5. Main Idea: The Beginnings of Industrialization

6. Ind. Rev= Machine Made Output of Goods
Former Farmers Become Factory Workers
Wealthy Buy Poor’s Land: Ag Revolution!
Enclosures, Experiments: Poor to Cities
Seed Drill, Crop Rotation = Food Increase
Steam Boats, Roads, Railroads
Textile Factory Near H2O to Run Machine
Inventions Further Spur Industrialization
Factors of Production: Land,Labor,Wealth
Revolutions in Agriculture and Industry
The Beginnings of Industrialization

7. Method of Transportation Impact on Life
Steam Engine:
Road Transportation:
Railroad:

8. Method of Transportation Impact on Life
Steam Engine:
Worked faster and efficient
without burning so much fuel.
•Lots of canals and waterways in
England.
•Transporting goods and resources
were now very cheap and efficient.
Road Transportation:
Big rocks w/ small gravel in
between to drain water and not
cause muddy conditions.
•Wagons could travel over roads even
in bad weather without getting stuck
in the mud.
Railroad:
The Rocket Engine could travel 24
mph and could carry heavy cargo.
•Allowed a way to transport goods.
•Created new jobs.
•Boosted agriculture and fishing.
•Allowed people to live in country
and work in city.

10. Exit Slip: The Beginnings of Industrialization

15. Kickoff Question: Factory Simulation

16. Factory Simulation Directions
Head
Top Hat
Ears
Eyes
Nose
Mouth
Hair
Body
Arms
Hands
Legs
Shoes

18. First Set of Pictures:
1. Students had a choice of materials and
product.
2. Students were paid differently or not
at all.
3. Students had a choice of whether they
sold their product.
4. Students worked only on their own
picture.
Second Set of Pictures:
5. No choice of materials or part of the
picture.
6. Picture divided into parts.
7. Teacher yelling at students to go
faster.
8. More pictures were made.
9. People who didn’t so a good job
were fired.
1. Craftsmen decided what to make.
2. They made the whole product.
3. They could set the price.
4. With the introduction of
interchangeable parts, people
became part of the assembly line.
5. Workers had no choice of design.
6. Supervisors cared more about
productivity than their workers.
7. Increase in production.
8. Technology increased productivity.
9. Immigrants replaced slow workers.
10. Unfair labor practices provided
workers with incentive to become
organized.
11. Workers paid the same no matter of
the quality of their work.

20. Industrialization Changes Life
Learning Outcomes
1. Explore how the Industrial Revolution
impacted specific cities by examining a case
study of Manchester.
2. Build a two column t-chart that shows how
both the positive and negative aspects of
industrialization and urbanization of cities.
3. Sketch a Political cartoon that identifies
key problems with industrialization both at
home and in the factories.

21. Kickoff Question: Industrialization Changes Life

22. Main Idea: Industrialization Changes Life

23. Make More Money in Factory Than Farm
Working Conditions Bad: 14 Hrs, 6 Days
Use Extra Money to Buy Extra Things
Urbanization- People Moving to Cities
Living Conditions Were Horrible
Change Was Long Process to See Results
Working Class: Blame the Machines
Middle Class: Managers, Skilled Laborers
Class Tensions Grow
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Industrialization
Industrialization Changes Life

24. Positive Aspects Negative Aspects

25. Positive Aspects Negative Aspects
New Goods - Produced
Faster
Make More Money
Use Extra Money to Buy
“Luxury Items”.
Rising Middle Class
New Opportunities
Crowded – Bad Living
Conditions
Long Work Day
Bad Working Conditions
Child Labor
Factory Injuries

27. Exit Slip: Industrialization Changes Life

31. Industrialization Spreads
Learning Outcomes
1. Explain how other countries were able
to industrialize by implementing Great
Britain’s factors of production.
Evaluate their successes and failures.
2. Prepare a circle diagram comparing and
contrasting industrialization in Europe
and the United States.
3. Predict what life would be like now
without industrialization, and sketch
your predictions in your notebook.

32. Kickoff Question: Industrialization Spreads

33. Main Idea: Industrialization Spreads

34. America Had Same Factors as Britain
Belgium Industrializes
Textile Industry Spread to Northeast US
Railroad Helped Increase Industrialization
Corporation & Stock Raise Money for Biz
Impact: Transformation of Society
Impact: Rise of Global Inequality
The Rest of Europe Expands
Germany Learns / Copies British Model
Industrialization Travels Around the World
Industrialization Spreads

36. Political Unity / Stability
Industrialization More Spread Out
Young Single Women Worked in Mills
Slowed by Geography
Slowed by Government / Social Structure
Began in Textiles
Railroads Important
Resources Important

38. Exit Slip: Industrialization Spreads

43. Reforming the Industrial World
Learning Outcomes
1. Discuss how the Industrial Revolution
led to economic, political, and social
reforms.
2. Differentiate between capitalism and
socialism by creating a t-chart that
compares the two economic systems.
3. Design a union logo or flag for a group
of workers on strike. In addition, make
a protest sign that explains reasons
why a worker might strike.

44. Kickoff Question: Reforming the Industrial World

45. Main Idea: Reforming the Industrial World

46. Ind. Rev. Increased Gap of Rich vs. Poor
Utilitarianism- Greatest Good for ALL
Get Involved? Laissez-Faire = “Hands Off”
Self Interest, Compete, Supply & Demand
Socialism- Government Should Intervene
Reform Spreads- Slavery, Women
Labor Unions, Strikes, Reform Labor Laws
Karl Marx: Communism. People Own All
Utopia- Perfect Living Place, Equal
Should Government Intervene in Economy?
Reforming the Industrial World

47. Capitalism Socialism

48. Capitalism Socialism
Laws of competition, self-
interest, supply and demand.
Community property and
production ownership.
Middle and worker
classes.
Community protects
workers.
Private property and
production ownership.
Classless society.
Government doesn’t
interfere.
Society organized around
economic ideas.

50. Exit Slip: Reforming the Industrial World