Monday, March 16, 2009
By the Numbers, Being There (166-167, Glencoe)
Pages 186 and 187 of your Glencoe textbook offer statistical information about the growth of cities, industry, and population from 1810 to 1870. Study the charts. Then write a short essay in which you "connect the dots" between the charts. What conclusions can you draw? Write a "cause and effect" analysis. This blog is worth more points than the others this week.
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During the Industrial Revolution, there was a great increase in the growth of cities, industry, and population.As immigration increased between 1841 and 1860 the population increasd, creating a higher demand for goods, which created more jobs. An abundance of jobs attracted even more immigrants and by 1870 the population was at its peak. Voter participation increased as an affect of the growing population too. Also, the increasing population demanded more schools and by 1860 there were 321 high schools in the country. To sum it all up, the growing population caused most of the growth ofindustries and cities during the Industrial Revolution.
ReplyDeleteFrom 1810 to 1870 there was a huge growth of cities, industries, and population. Over four million immigrants entered the United States between 1840 and 1841. This led to a population increase in New York, Baltimore, Boston, and many other cities. More people led to a need for faster transportation and shipping of goods. Railroads then became popular and by 1860 there were more than 30,000 miles of rails in the United States. Also as the population began to grow so did the schools. By 1860 there was 321 high schools in Massachusetts, New York, and Ohio alone. As a result of all this economic prosperity more jobs began to arise and factories became very popular. Voter participation also increased during this time.
ReplyDeleteSo to sum it up, as the population and immigration numbers increased so did the education, railroad, factories, and voter participation.
Multiple changes were made during the early 1800’s. The review of charts in the textbook leads to the following observations.
ReplyDeleteThe population chart shows that more people lived in the rural areas in the 1800’s. From 1833 to 1860, the number of miles of rails had increased from 380 to more than 30,000 miles. The effect was that people were able to travel long distances in a shorter amount of time. Although the numbers of people in urban areas were not as large as that of the rural areas, immigrants increased the number of people from 751,000 by 1840 to over four million by 1860. New York City was considered as having the largest population of that time period. This was related to most of the immigrants relocating there from other countries such as Ireland, Great Britain, and Germany.
Most of the people in the northern state worked in factories. As the number of immigrants grew, the number of goods that were needed also grew. This resulted in the produced goods value increasing to over $1 billion in 1850. If you were a skilled worker you earned at least $10.38 per week, where the average textile worker made around $6.50 per week. The average cost for a family consisting of five people per week was $10.38. So, if you were a textile worker you would not be capable of providing food, clothing, and shelter for a large family. Unskilled workers only made a $1 per week, so they were extremely poor and would have a toilsome time just trying to find shelter from the streets.
Fewer children attended school during the 1800’s than children do in the 21st century. There was not that many high schools and more than half of them were located in 3 northern cities in the year of 1860. The children in these cities had a better opportunity to become more educated because they had the chance to go to high school. In other cities, once the children got older, they worked instead of going to school so they could help the family out by bringing more money to the table. Many kids in rural areas had to work on the farm to help feed the family.
In conclusion, most of the growth was centered in the northern states due to the immigrants moving into the United States. The large numbers of workers resulted in large amounts of goods being produced by factories, which also contributed to growth. This growth ultimately benefited the whole United States of America.