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Today's Standards

W.11 Analyze the evolution of work and labor including the work of William Wilberforce and the demise of the slave trade, problems caused by harsh working conditions, and the effect of immigration, mining and manufacturing, division of labor, the union movement, and the impact of social and political reform. (E, H, P)

W.12 Participate effectively in collaborative discussions explaining the vast increases in productivity and wealth, growth of a middle class, and general rise in the standard of living and life span. (C, E)

William Wilberforce (1759-1833)

Slave Trade

Mr. Wilberforce was against slavery

They made a movie about him:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j7gFOwP62c

One Man CAN Make a Difference

Video Time

Today's Standards

W.11 Analyze the evolution of work and labor including the work of William Wilberforce and the demise of the slave trade, problems caused by harsh working conditions, and the effect of immigration, mining and manufacturing, division of labor, the union movement, and the impact of social and political reform. (E, H, P)

W.12 Participate effectively in collaborative discussions explaining the vast increases in productivity and wealth, growth of a middle class, and general rise in the standard of living and life span. (C, E)

Harsh Working Conditions

Have we already covered the working conditions of the time?

Have we covered?

Have we discussed the effect of immigration, mining and manufacturing during this era?

Immigration

What does immigration mean?

Immigration

Immigration - the movement of non-native people into a country in order to settle there

Push and Pull Effects

People were on the move

Where did the new people go?

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/03/10/us/20090310-immigration-explorer.html?_r=0

Today's Standards

W.11 Analyze the evolution of work and labor including the work of William Wilberforce and the demise of the slave trade, problems caused by harsh working conditions, and the effect of immigration, mining and manufacturing, division of labor, the union movement, and the impact of social and political reform. (E, H, P)

W.12 Participate effectively in collaborative discussions explaining the vast increases in productivity and wealth, growth of a middle class, and general rise in the standard of living and life span. (C, E)

Two Growing Industries:

Two Growing Industries

Division of Labor

Rich and Poor? Owner versus the worker?

The Union Movement

STRIKE!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tP-JMCNUNU

First Major Strike in America

Labor Day came from the Pullman Strike

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPhLKARAve4

Social and Political Reforms

Social Reform - Housing, Education, Environment, Healthcare

Political Reforms – Scandals, Bribery, Patronage.

Housing

http://www.unhny.org/about/settlementhouse

Environment

World is Better Because

Clean Water and Sewers: (Louisville, 1909)

Baltimore was late getting sewers

http://www.healthyharborbaltimore.org/state-of-the-harbor/history-of-the-sewer-system

Clean Water

http://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/drinking/history.html

Healthcare

Germs are found. Drugs are created. Hygiene is found to be important.

Florence Nightingale

Today's Standards

W.11 Analyze the evolution of work and labor including the work of William Wilberforce and the demise of the slave trade, problems caused by harsh working conditions, and the effect of immigration, mining and manufacturing, division of labor, the union movement, and the impact of social and political reform. (E, H, P)

W.12 Participate effectively in collaborative discussions explaining the vast increases in productivity and wealth, growth of a middle class, and general rise in the standard of living and life span. (C, E)