Why do you live in Why do you live in Lansdale?Lansdale?

Think about when you first moved to this Think about when you first moved to this areaarea

What pulled you here? Record 2 pull factors What pulled you here? Record 2 pull factors that would cause someone to that would cause someone to immigrate toimmigrate to Lansdale, Pa Lansdale, Pa

What pushed you away from wherever you What pushed you away from wherever you lived before? Record 2 push factors that lived before? Record 2 push factors that would cause someone to would cause someone to leave their home leave their home and emigrate to Lansdale.and emigrate to Lansdale.

What is Industrialization?What is Industrialization?

Farm FactoryFarm FactoryRural Urban Rural Urban

New Machines transform New Machines transform the TEXTILE industry the TEXTILE industry

John Kay – Flying Shuttle James Hargreaves

Spinning Jenny

Richard Arkwright Waterframe

Machines transform Machines transform FarmingFarming

WasWas

A scythe is a tool used by ancient farmers during harvest

reaper - a person or machine that harvests a crop

BecameBecame

http://aso.gov.au/titles/historical/wheat-harvesting/clip1/

TodayToday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FeHZdi_t58

WasWas

Became Became (iron replaces wood)(iron replaces wood)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te3LGOGp2fs

TodayToday

WasWas

BecameBecame

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lki3jxNLVCIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2W9nwwjIkY

Telegraph lines follow Telegraph lines follow rail tracks rail tracks

WasWas

BecameBecame

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hpxq8mzzw8

TodayToday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxlbneQeX6o

WasWas

BecameBecame

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNYanqY8QnU

TodayToday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bokySqGdRhM

Transportation Transportation

Clipper Ships

Steam Locomotive

““Old Immigration”Old Immigration”Before the Civil War, most immigrants came from Northern and Western Europe - England, Germany, Ireland, and Scandinavia.

Why do people move?Why do people move? Push FactorsPush Factors: : Negative conditions that cause someone to Negative conditions that cause someone to

leave their previous residence.leave their previous residence.

Pull Factors:Pull Factors: Positive conditions which (real or speculated) Positive conditions which (real or speculated)

that cause someone to come to a new that cause someone to come to a new residence.residence.

PUSHPUSH

Population growthPopulation growthAgricultural changesAgricultural changesCrop FailuresCrop Failures Industrial RevolutionIndustrial RevolutionReligious and Political TurmoilReligious and Political Turmoil

PULLPULL

FreedomFreedom Economic OpportunityEconomic Opportunity Abundant LandAbundant Land

Factory LaborFactory Labor

The Factory SystemThe Factory System

Harsh life for workersHarsh life for workersRigid scheduleRigid scheduleLong Hours Long Hours Dangerous conditionsDangerous conditionsMostly employed woman and childrenMostly employed woman and children

Francis Lance, 5 years old, jumps on and off trolleys to sell newspapers.

Tony Casale, 11, has been selling newspapers for four years.

Oyster shuckers working in a canning factory. Began at 3:30 AM and worked to 5 PM.

Workers OrganizeWorkers Organize

Trade unions – demand shorter workday,Trade unions – demand shorter workday,

higher wages, better conditionshigher wages, better conditions Lowell Female Labor Reform Association (Lowell Female Labor Reform Association (LFLRA))

Discrimination/PrejudiceDiscrimination/Prejudice

Policy or attitude that denies equal rights Policy or attitude that denies equal rights to certain groups of peopleto certain groups of people

African-Americans in the North and most African-Americans in the North and most immigrant groups were denied the vote, immigrant groups were denied the vote, the jury box, positions in the gov’t, the the jury box, positions in the gov’t, the army, access to public lands, and public army, access to public lands, and public schoolschool

Limited job opportunitiesLimited job opportunities

Against all odds, some Against all odds, some did succeed…did succeed…

Nativists Nativists Know-Nothing PartyKnow-Nothing Party

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_CDJiYux1A

Urbanization and Life in Urbanization and Life in the North… (recap)the North… (recap)

http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/problems-of-urbanization-and-daily-life-in-the-north.html#lesson

Welcome to your new Welcome to your new job!job! The year is 1855, you work in a factory in The year is 1855, you work in a factory in

the Norththe North The factory wants to begin producing the The factory wants to begin producing the

countries new trend:countries new trend: Paperclip bracelets! Paperclip bracelets!

Oh yeah!

Step 1 Step 1 – lay out your paperclips– lay out your paperclips Step 2 Step 2 – attach one, then pass to the – attach one, then pass to the

next personnext person Step 3 Step 3 – continue until it reaches the last – continue until it reaches the last

person – their job is to connect the strand person – their job is to connect the strand to each otherto each other

You have 4 minutes to create as many You have 4 minutes to create as many bracelet as you can!bracelet as you can!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ih0JJLoMIg