warm up write down 2 recent (5 years) inventions and explain how they have improved your life

Warm Up

• Write down 2 recent (5 years) inventions and explain how they have improved your life.

PROGRESSIVE ERA

•Period of time from 1890-1920 in which reforms were passed to fix the problems of industrialization and urbanization.

What is Industry?

•The systematic production of goods in factories

• AKA: Making stuff in factories

Urbanization?

The growth of cities

What is a reform?

•A change for the better

Around the turn of the century (1860 - 1900) America was going through a revolution

Before 1900, how do you think most Americans made a living and fed their

families?

Most Americans lived in farms or small towns

The majority of the nation’s income came from

agriculture.

What is agriculture?

Communication was very slow

When do things begin to change?

& The

Begins 1850’s-1860’s

Agriculture is replaced by industry

Millions of people moved from their farms into the cities of America. But why?

JOBS!!!

Characteristics of the Industrial

Revolution

- Steelmaking- Iron ore

- Coal (fuel for steam-powered

machines)

American business leaders began to support inventors

in creating new products and improvements.

Investment - putting money towards a

project

Standardized parts Mass-production

Cash register

Type-writer

Electric light bulb

Motion picture

Telephone (1876)

Singer sewing machine

Phonograph

Electric street car

CorneliusVanderbilt

J.P. Morgan

Would the use of railroads help or

hurt industry in the United States? Explain why?

Promoted settlement

in West

Stimulated industry = goods efficiently

transported year-round

Refrigerated cars = advanced the cattle

industry (Gustavus Swift)

MOO!

•What would you do if someone gave you an extra $1000?

Americans begin buying (consuming)

luxury goods.

•Department Department Stores form in Stores form in the cities the cities replacing small replacing small shopsshops

How does this apply today?

• What are smaller stores today afraid will put them out of business?

Wanamaker’s

#1 - 1861 - John Wanamaker

(Philly)... window

displays, lights, charge card...

#2 - Macy’s (NY)

Advertising becomes a business!

The customer is always right

Sears Catalog

• We have had major changes already from the Industrial Revolution, What are some of the changes still in effect today?