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From the colonies to now. How things were made. About 200 years ago. Most people made everything they needed with their hands. They bought only a few things from stores. The rest of it they made or grew. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
How things were madeFrom the colonies to now
About 200 years ago
Most people made everything they needed with their hands.
They bought only a few things from stores. The rest of it they made or grew.
They had to work hard all day long and were really tired, but they could keep their own profits (money and things made) and didn’t have to depend on getting things from somewhere else.
Some people worked on farms. Others had trades like making shoes, or
being a blacksmith.
Industrialization In the 1800’s, a lot of factories were
opened. In factories more things could be
made and things could be made faster because people worked together and used machines.
Factory Workers
Children worked in factories and coal mines.
Some children started working when they were 5 or 6 years old.
Workers
Some people worked in factories because the machines made it easier to do the job.
Some things still had to be made by hand.
Sometimes whole families worked.
Now Now many things are made by
factories. Some factories have people working
to help make things. Others have machines that make
everything and people just make sure the machines are working.