Industrial Revolution
When was the Industrial Revolution?
1600s 1700s 1900s 2000s
1700s
In NJ, what is the minimum age that you are allowed to work?
age 14
When you want to officially work, what do you need to get to start the process and to get an official job(from your guidance counselor)?
a form for working papers/ a working permit
the North mostly made their money from factories while the South mostly made it's money from _____________.
Cotton/farming/agriculture
What were slave codes?
Laws that detailed what slaves could and could not do
Where did the industrial revolution first take place?
America Britain Canada France
Britain
What is the current minimum wage in NJ?
$13 PER HOUR
2023, Jan. 1st - $14.13 per hour
2024- $15 per hour
The population in Northern cities in the first half of the 1800s grew tremendously. What was one of the causes of this population growth?
immigration
urbanization- people moving from farm areas to city areas
Bonus!! If I was given a choice, which meal would I choose:
A greek salad
Cheese fries with gravy
Eggplant Parm
Cheese fries
Which area had more free African Americans- north or south?
Did free African americans have more rights in the north or south?
north
north
What was the industrial revolution?
It's when people went from using man power and animal power to get jobs done and began to use ____________ to get jobs done.
machines / (factories is ok)
At what age do you stop being a minor/juvenile and are considered an adult?
age 18
Pick one of these inventions and explain-
TELEGRAPH, MECHANICAL REAPER, SEWING MACHINE
how it worked
what it did to make life easier
and was related to communication, agriculture or manufacturing
I'LL EXPLAIN TOO MUCH TO TYPE
What invention greatly increased the demand/want for slaves to work on the plantations(large farms)?
cotton gin
Bonus!!!- What month was I born in?
March- 12
What did Samuel Slater have to do with the industrial revolution?
He brought the plans to build factories to America
Why do they put limits on how much a minor can work? Where do they want the child's focus to be?
They want to kepp them safe and not working dangerous jobs or long hours.
They want the focus on education.
There were two updated forms of transportation that made shipping manufactured goods and raw materials faster and easier.
Name one of the two modes of transportation.
ships/boats/steam ships
trains/locomotives/railroads
What did the cotton gin do?
speed up the way cotton was processed- separating the seeds and plant from the usable cotton
what were some jobs of slaves?
butler, cook, nanny, field worker, miner, house keeper/maid
Bonus!! - What is Mr. Russo's favorite sport?
Football
What types of jobs can minors not work?
Bars, casinos, constructions sites, dangerous jobs, working dangerous machinery, dangerous materials or chemicals
BONUS!!! What is my daughter's name?
Bella/Isabella/I-sizzle
Were Free African Americans allowed to vote, work in factories, and go to school with white people?
no
What were ways that sleaves would resist against their owners?
Run away, rebel violently, break tools on purpose, work slowly on purpose.