Industrialization in the 19th Century

Essential Question

•How did industrialization change American life in the 19th century?

Industrialization• The development of

large scale, industrial production.• The change in social

and economic organization based on industry.• The replacement of

the means of production from hand tools to machines.

Urbanization• One of the effects of

industrialization.• The movement of

people from the country to cities.• Economic

opportunity in cities caused urbanization.

Problems of Urbanization• Lack of adequate and

safe housing.• Transportation• Water• Sanitation• Fire• Crime

Immigration• Industrialization

brought people from all over the world to the U.S. for economic opportunities.• Immigrants came

from Europe, Asia, and Latin America .• Push and Pull factors

of immigration.

Quick Write

• In your notes, write a few sentences about some of the reasons people immigrate to the United States.•What are some of things that are

pushing them out of their native countries?•What are some of the things that are

pulling them toward the United States?

Hull House• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mDcgQDY2k4

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