FQ: What were the negative effects
of the Industrial Revolution on
Britain?
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Agenda
(10 min)- Do Now
(15 min)- Mini
Lesson: Notes:
Effects of IR on
Britain
(25 min)- Video Clip:
Child Labor
(10 min)- Final
Thought Questions
Do Now
Complete Document
Document #1- Table 1,2,3
Document #2- Table 4,5,6
Document #7- Table 7,8,9,
Share out- Camera
Homework
Organize and gather all
documents for the
Industrial Revolution
Unit. Next class we will
be writing the essay.
Documents
• Class: Why did the IR start in England
(DBQ)
• Homework: Industrial Revolution (DBQ)
• Class: Technology Documents (website)
• Class: Movie: Children of the Revolution
(website)
• No document no lesson!
FQ: What were the positive and negative
effects of the Industrial Revolution on Britain?
Industrialization Changes Ways of Life
• Growth of factory system-manufacturing
goods in central location brought waves of
job seekers to cities and towns. Between
1800 and 1850 the urban areas of Europe
doubled in population.
Growth of Industrial Cities
• Urbanization- city building and movement
of people to cities
• Factories developed in clusters because
entrepreneurs built them near sources of
energy.
The Cities that were built during
the industrial revolution
What do you think about the living
conditions?
Living Conditions
• No plans, no sanitary codes, and no building codes
controlled the growth of England’s cities
• They lacked adequate housing, education, and
police protection for the people who poured in from
the countryside seeking jobs
• Unpaved streets had no drain and collected heaps
of garbage
• Workers lived in dark, dirty shelters, whole families
crowding into one bedroom
• Sickness was wide spread- Cholera epidemics
regularly swept through the slums of Great Britain’s
industrial cities
Would you
want to live
here? Why
or why not?
Working Conditions
• Factory owners wanted to keep their machines
running for as many hours a day as possible. As
a result, the average worker spent 14 hours a
day at the job, 6 days a week
• Factories were seldom well-lit or clean
• Machines injured workers in countless ways
• There was no government program to provide
aid in case of injury
• The most dangerous conditions of all were
found in the coal mines
What do
you see in
this photo?
Class Tensions
• The Industrial Revolution create enormous
amounts of money in the country
• Wealth lined the pockets of factory owners,
shippers, and merchants
• Middle Class- a social class of skilled
workers, professionals, business people, and
wealthy farmers
• There was no government program to
provide aid in case of injury
Class Tensions
• The most dangerous conditions of all were
found in the coal mines
• Gradually, a large middle class-neither rich
nor poor-emerged. This group included an
upper middle class of government
employees, doctors, lawyers, and managers
of factories, mines, and shops. A lower
middle consisted of factory overseers and
skilled workers
• These people enjoyed a comfortable
standard of living
Positive Effects of the Industrial
Revolution
– It created jobs for workers
– It contributed to the wealth of the nation
– It fostered technological progress and
invention
– It greatly increased the production of
goods and raised the standard of living
– Provided the hope of improvement in
people’s lives
Class Activity
• THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
• Directions: Film Dependent QuestionsFollow along with the film and complete the
following questions.
Final Thought: Share out
1. What were the negative effects of the
Industrial Revolution on children in Great
Britain? Provide Evidence and Analyze
2. Compare your life to the children of the
Industrial Revolution. How are the
conditions different?
3. How do the reforms of that era impact your
life today?