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This lesson explores the transformative effects of the Industrial Revolution on American society in the late 1700s, focusing on increased productivity, technological advancements, and changes in labor practices. It also examines the causes and effects of European immigration, particularly from Ireland and Germany, during the 1800s. Students will learn about the Irish Potato Famine and the motivations behind German immigration, while understanding societal changes driven by reform movements advocating for social justice, temperance, and women's rights during this dynamic period in American history.
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SS4H7 The student will examine the main ideas of the abolitionist and suffrage movements.
Industrial Revolution The _______ ______changed the way people _____and the goods that were produced in the United States. worked • The Industrial Revolution came to the United States in the late 1700s. • New inventions increased _________and changed the way people worked in factories and on farms. • ____ ______, canals, __________, and steam _________, made travel and shipping cheaper and faster. productivity New roads steamboats locomotives
Essential Question: • What were the causes and effects of European immigration to the U.S. in the 1800s?
Vocabulary: • famine: • -a widespread shortage of food • reform: • -an action that makes something better • temperance: • Controlling or cutting back the drinking of alcohol • injustice: • unfair treatment that abuses a person’s rights
German and Irish Immigrants • Between 1840 and 1860, the number of immigrants that came to the US rose rapidly. • Of the 4 million immigrants that came to the US, about half of them were Irish. • About one third of the immigrants were German.
Why they came: • Thousands of Germans left Europe because of war and crop failures. • When they got to the US, they settled inthe Midwest, where there was plenty of land to start farms. Others worked in St. Louis, Chicago, and Milwaukee.
The Irish • The Irish Potato Famine caused many people to leave their country. • There was not enough food when a disease destroyed the potato crop. Many people died and over a million Irish came to America.
Finding Work • Many Irish men and women did not haveany money when they arrived in America. • Most settled in the city they arrived in and began to work in factories or as house servants for little money. • Men helped build canals or railroads. • Some people in America did not like the immigrants because they thought they were taking their jobs and their customs were different.
Changes in Society • In the 1800s people tried to improve society by joining reform movements. • Thousands of people joined Christian churches. This time was known as the Second Great Awakening. • The Anti-slavery and Temperance movements were two movements that came about during the reform movements.
Women for reform: • Women felt that they were treated with injustice. • They could not vote, speak in public meetings, or have high paying jobs. • In 1848, women had a meeting in Seneca Falls, NY to talk about their rights. • Elizabeth Cady Stanton was their leader and declared that women should have the same rights as men.
