history of supersized families
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History of Supersized Families!TRANSCRIPT
The History of…
SUPERSIZEDFAMILIES
by Lindsay Stivers 4th “Hour” – Mrs. Furnish
Recognize Them?19 KIDS AND COUNTING
THE DUGGAR FAMILYJON AND KATE PLUS EIGHT
THE GOSSELIN FAMILY
They are some of today’s most well known Supersized Families!
Four Places that Large Families Impacted American History
Religious Political
Economic Cultural
Religious Factors- Emphasis on Religious and Nationalistic
Duties of Parents to increase population
- More kids = More Christians/Church Members
- Childbirth/childbearing = Sacred Blessing
ReligiousFactors
Religious
FactorsAmerican Religion Over Time
Four Places that Large Families Impacted American History
Religious Political
Economic Cultural
Political Factors- Manifest Destiny- The need for an increased population
PoliticalFactors
MANIFEST DESTINY
Political Factors
“The belief that God had destined America to expand to the Atlantic Ocean and stretch
from coast to coast.”
If America was going to obtain all of that land,
they had to have enough people to fill it,
right?
Political Factors
Four Places that Large Families Impacted American History
Religious Political
Economic Cultural
Economic Factors- Small-Scale Farming- Economy until 1800s = Agriculture - Industrial Revolution
- Reverse Effect
EconomicFactors
As Many as Possible!
With such high infant mortality rates and the need for workers on the family farms, families had as
many kids as they possibly could!
Economic Factors
The More, the Merrier!
Economic Factors
Four Places that Large Families Impacted American History
Religious Political
Economic Cultural
Cultural Factors- Women’s Role at Home- Husband’s Role- Young Age Children Began Work At
CulturalFactors
Women’s Roles in Life
Cooking, cleaning, taking care of children, and more.
Cultural Factors
American culture in the 18th and 19th century
had a large impact on the sizes of families.
Cultural Factors
WHAT ABOUT IN THE YEARS TO
COME?Will Supersized Families carry on into and impact the future as they did in the past?
In the Future…