Looking at the way of life for people The Jungle activity

Name two reasons that the industrial revolution began in England (there are 5).

What are the factors of production?

How did the cotton gin change society?

Ch. 25.2

The factory system changed the way people lived, worked, and introduced a variety of problems for society.

Coal provided heat for homes Wore better clothing Ate more meat Cities grew

Urbanization – city building and the movement of people into cities.

Between 1800-1850 more than 45 cities had populations of 100,000+

Glasgow and Berlin quadrupled in size.

Replaced Paris as the largest city in Europe

Population of 1 million

Leader in industrialization

Birmingham and Sheffield became iron-smelting centers.

Leeds and Manchester dominated textile manufacturing.

Liverpool and Manchester were the center of the cotton industry.

Complete the map questions in your warm up

Make sure to read the paragraph above the map that explains it.

I will give you 10-15 minutes to complete this.

No plans, sanitary codes, or building codes controlled the growth of English cities.

They lacked adequate housing, education, and police protection.

Unpaved streets had no drainage and collected heaps of garbage.

Workers lived in dark, dirty shelters, whole families crowded into one bedroom.

Think about your family… Could you all live in ONE BEDROOM?

Cholera epidemics regularly swept through the slums of Great Britain.

In 1842, British government study showed an average life span to be 17 years for working-class people in a large city, while it was 38 years for the countryside.

Cholera is an infection of the small intestine that causes a large amount of watery diarrhea.

Symptoms: Abdominal cramps; Dry mucus membranes or mouth; Dry skin; Excessive thirst; Glassy or sunken eyes; Lack of tears; Lethargy

Fiction novel written by Elizabeth Gaskell in 1848.

It is about a family living during Britain’s industrial time.

While it’s fiction, it gives an accurate portrayal of life during that time period.

“You went down one step even from the foul area into the cellar in which a family of human beings lived. It was very dark inside. The window panes were broken and stuffed with rags…the smell was foul…three or four children rolled on the damp, wet brick floor…”

The average worker spent 14 hours a day at the job, 6 days a week.

Factories were poorly lit. Factories were unclean. Machines injured workers in

countless ways. There was no government

program to provide aid in case of injury.

The most dangerous conditions of all were found in the coal mines.

Frequent accidents Damp conditions Constant breathing

of coal dust made the average coal miner’s life span ten years shorter than other workers.

Healthy lungs are pink!

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The Industrial Revolution brought enormous wealth to Great Britain.

Most of this wealth went to factory owners, shippers, and merchants.

These wealthy people created the middle class.

It was a social class of skilled workers, professionals, businesspeople, and wealthy farmers.

Poor workers saw little improvement in their own living and working conditions.

Many machines replaced workers and put people out of a job.

In response, workers smashed the machines they thought were putting them out of work.

A group of poor workers named after Ned Ludd.

The Luddites attacked whole factories in northern England beginning in 1811.

They destroyed machinery.

Outside the factories, mobs rioted over poor working and living conditions.

Children went to work as soon as they were able to help the support the family.

They typically began factory work at the age of six.

They worked 14-16 hour days with only a lunch break.

They were often whipped to stay awake.

We will read this out loud together and discuss it.

What did the children go through? How was the working conditions?

How would your life have been different if you lived during this time period?

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You will be split up into 5 groups You and your group will read the excerpts

from the Jungle and then answer the questions in your warm-up

You will then prepare to read the excerpt to the class, and present your information to them

Everyone must complete the worksheet in their warm-up as people are presenting!

Size of Cities Living Conditions Working Conditions Emerging Social Classes

Growth of factories, bringing job seekers to cities.

Urban areas doubling, tripling, or quadrupling in size

Factories develop near sources of energy Many new industrial cities specializing in

certain industries

No sanitary codes or building controls Lack of adequate housing, education, and

police protection Lack of running water and indoor plumbing Frequent epidemics sweeping through

slums Eventually better housing, healthier diets,

and cheaper clothing

Industrialization creating new jobs for workers

Workers trying to keep pace with machines Factories dirty and unsanitary Workers running dangerous machines for

long hours in unsafe conditions Harsh and severe factory discipline Eventually, higher wages, shorter hours,

and better working conditions

Growing middle class of factory owners, shippers, and merchants

Upper class of landowners and aristocrats resentful of rich, middle class

Lower middle class of factory overseers and skilled workers

Workers overworked and underpaid In general, a rising standard of living, with

some groups excluded