Unit 8 intro

We will- Identify the years of innovation in the 1800's.

I will- take notes and answer comprehension questions. I will show comprehension by completing a matching exercise.

Essential Question:
What changes did the U.S encounter from 1800 to 1850?

• Characteristics

  • Industialization

  • Immigation

  • Reform

What is industrialization?

• Definition: process of economic development to factory production

• Industrial growth: economy based on factories/manufacturing

  • Moving from Agriculture to Manufacturing/Factories

• Where: Northern U.S

• What: Goods massed produced

• Railroads

Urbanization

• Definition: migrating to large, populated cities

• Less farms=less farm jobs

• Cities have factories

• Factories=jobs

Reform

• Definition: to change for the better

• Second Awakening: Reform motivated by religious groups

• What was being reformed?

  • Abolish slavery (abolition)

  • Better rights for women (Woman's Suffrage)

  • Education

  • Care for the elderly and mentally ill