Early 1900sThe Changing America

1/7/13 I can identify 3 factors that changed Americans way of life in the 1900s 4th period I need Breakin’ and your ORQ

rewrites today. No late work accepted from pre-2013

Notebook out titled America 1900s Industrialization Bright ideas Sub Instructions

Industrialization

Changes in daily lifeEntrepreneurs introduce new technologies

and begin to make life easier and products cheaper for many Americans

Light bulb Railroads Steel (sky scrapper) Telegraph Telephone How do you think these products changed life

in America?

From Light bulb to power grid Brainstorm about everyday benefits of

the existence of an electric power grid

Define Invention

Invention vs. Innovation Bright Ideas handout

Some of the Changes in America1. Many more natural resources

discovered in the west (westward expansion)

2. Rise in population (immigration) = Larger workforce!!!

3. More people need more stuff!

What stuff would these new Americans need?

Changes in Industry Mass Production begins takes over in many

industries making products cheap and labor more valuable. Machines help this too!

This puts more money in more workers pockets and at the same time gives them new products to buy with that money.

What is mass production? Who invented it?

Immigration

Brainstorm examples of the groups represented in your community.

Do any of these groups face discrimination?

If so, what types of discrimination do they face?

Immigrants Most come in through NY ( called the

“golden door”) Most choose to live in areas settled by

other immigrants Most face discrimination The amount of discrimination varies

depending on country of originWhy do immigrants choose to live by other

immigrants?

Ellis Island

Angel’s Island

Immigrants Come to America for various social, economic

and political reasons (Mostly from Europe and Asia)

Steam ships make this quicker than ever

The journey is not cheap or easy (many get sick due to poor conditions), many go into indentured servitude

Why would people go through the expense and the risk to get here?

Where were the immigrants then

What areas have the fewest immigrants? Why?cities

EUROPE

1880-1900

1900-1920

Immigration Laws

Urbanization

Growth of Cities Millions head from farms to cities Many wealthy leave the city for the

suburbs (cars and trains help) Restrictive Covenants- agreements not

to sell to certain groups of people Ghetto- areas of cities dominated by on

ethnic or racial groupDraw a hypothetical map of a turn of the

century city!- Flicker

Slums and Tenements Tenement- low cost apartments built very fast to

house as many immigrants as possible Slum- an area of tenements Conditions were very poor (soot, open sewers

and rats) Disease common Fire a constant threat (Great Chicago Fire) Violence, Gangs & CrimeHow has modern media and music changed the

word ghetto?

Jacob Riis

Discuss the differences between the life of an American child today and that of an immigrant child in New York City in the early 1900s.

Work vs. School Work vs. “chill

time”

Explain why you think child labor was outlawed in the United States

Brainstorm examples of why societies need government rules…

Why do societies need government rules?

What could/would happen without government regulations?

What is the value of government regulations like in the Triangle Shirt Waist Factory fire?

What are other dangerous jobs? Should/how should the government regulate those?

Protection Under the Law

Review ? How did inventions, immigrants and laws

change in 1900s USA?

Write 8-10 sentences

Peer Reviews – Grab a peer review sheet. When you are done, staple your peer review sheet to your paper and turn in.

Grab an Art PP slide sheet and read through and fill out vocabulary.