Immigration
What is Emigration?
Leaving one's home country to go to a new country
TRUE or FALSE: Safety was very important in factories and employees were financially compensated by the factory owner if they were injured on the job.
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: Families were able to spend a lot of time together during the Industrial Revolution.
FALSE
What is a union?
An organized group in a career that has a common goal.
What replaced iron?
Steel
What are push and pull factors?
Push Factors are reasons people LEAVE a country or region
Pull Factors are reasons people MOVE to a country or region
Why did parents allow their children to work in dangerous factories?
Out of necessity
Before the Industrial Revolution, where were goods made in?
The home
True or False: Unions still exist today.
TRUE
What is a textile?
A type of cloth
What is the IMMIGRATION of this scenario?
Charles and his family move from Ukraine to England to escape the Russia-Ukraine War.
England
What were the underground tunnels called where people dug out coal or other resources?
Mines
What type of housing was used in the Industrial Revolution which featured small crowded rooms?
Tenements
What is a strike?
A form of protest where a group of employees refuse to go to work.
Where did the Industrial Revolution start?
England
What is the IMMIGRATION and PULL FACTOR in this scenario?
Lily decides to move from Germany to England to find work in the booming textile industry.
Immigration: England
Pull Factor: Work/Job
Why were women and children often employed in factories during the Industrial Revolution?
They were cheaper labor than men
Name ONE aspect of living conditions in tenements or cities.
Acceptable Responses:
- Not enough housing, police presence, sewage, poor plumbing, and sanitation
- Diseases were easily spread
- Life expectancy was very low
What role did unions, such as the National Labor Union and the Knights of Labor, play in the labor movement?
They organized workers to fight for better pay and conditions
What is Urbanization?
The growth of cities and the movement of people to cities
Identify the EMIGRATION and PUSH FACTORS in the scenario below
Lucas and his family have been suffering in Mexico due to a long drought and strict government policies. He decides to move his family to Canada to search for a better life.
Emigration: Mexico
Push: Drought and strict government policies
What was a common characteristics of working conditions in factories during the Industrial Revolution?
Long workdays and low wages
Before the Industrial Revolution, goods were produced within the home by family members. This was called the Cottage industry. What was the name of the system that replaced the Cottage industry in the Industrial Revolution?
Factory System
What are two achievements that are attributed to the labor movement?
The introduction of vacations with pay and pensions
The development of the textile industry, the iron industry, the railroad industry, and the steamship industry in Great Britain led the country to become mainly dependent on which resource for its economic production in the 19th century?
Coal