Grade 8
Social Studies
Unit: 09 Lesson: 01
Industrialization Cause-Effect KEY
Cause
War of 1812
Industrial Revolution
Effect
U.S. industry becomes
independent of Europe after
British blockade creates a
shortage of cotton cloth in
America. The cotton
manufacturing industry in America
was created in the North. U.S.
gains international respect for its
response to the British attack.
U.S. Army improves as a
professional military.
Increase in factories, production,
manufacturing capability
industrialization, more jobs in the
northern half of the U.S.,
technological innovations in
transportation, housing
construction, migration to cities
Increase in urbanization
Cause
Effect
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Explain the relationship.
United States became industrially independent of
Great Britain after the War of 1812 and gains
international respect for managing to withstand
the British attack.
Major changes in agriculture, manufacturing,
mining, transportation and technology impacted
production. Innovations like steam power
increased production.
Industrialization produced substantial growth in
cities, 35% of Americans lived in urban areas,
mostly in the northern half. Increased number of
jobs, technological innovations in transportation,
and housing construction encouraged migration
to cities.
Explain the relationship.
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Grade 8
Social Studies
Unit: 09 Lesson: 01
War of 1812
British interruption of trade
caused American manufacturing
to grow, causing economic
changes in the nation
British blockade made it difficult to get cotton
cloth, so American manufacturing grew in
America as a result. Previously American
manufactured goods replaced imported cotton.
Natural resources, improved
transportation, growing
population, new inventions,
investment capital
Rapid industrialization
Natural resources, improved transportation,
growing population, new inventions, and
investment capital brought about rapid
industrialization and urbanization.
Free enterprise system
developed in the new nation
Americans focused on choosing
trade partners, prices, and
products rather than the former
mercantilist system.
Free enterprise was preferable to the former
mercantilist system in the colonies. Americans
focused on their right to choose trade partners,
choose prices and choose products to sell.
Cause
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Effect
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Grade 8
Social Studies
Unit: 09 Lesson: 01
Free enterprise system
Economic benefits such as
specialization, profit, growth,
diverse economy, increased
market independence, less
dependence on foreign markets,
entrepreneurship, guarantee of
economic rights.
The benefits of the free enterprise system include
specialization, profit, growth, diverse economy,
increased market independence, less
dependence on foreign markets,
entrepreneurship, guarantee of economic rights
Urbanization
Conflicts due to differences in
religion, class, and political
beliefs.
Many differences resulted from urbanization such
as poverty, non-English speaking immigrants,
discrimination, anti-immigrant attitudes, strict
immigration policies, overcrowding, crime,
disease, fires, etc
Industrialization
Changes in daily life in the United
States.
Industrialization encouraged the hiring of low
skilled workers and expanded slavery;
industrialization meant fasters processes and
production as a result of innovations to improve
industries such as the reaper and the cotton gin,
etc.
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