https://padlet.com/21jentespaul/gsdkg0qo2nrw Made with a lightning strike of genius en-us 2018-09-25 17:28:38 UTC 2018-10-01 15:54:08 UTC hello@padlet.com 21jentespaul https://padlet.com/21jentespaul/gsdkg0qo2nrw/wish/286166428 When the industrial revolution began there was a boom in factories. Many farmers and their families moved to the cities for different jobs. The factories paid better that farming. Was heavily based on the Industrial Revolution in England.]]> 2018-09-26 17:31:26 UTC https://padlet.com/21jentespaul/gsdkg0qo2nrw/wish/286166428 21jentespaul https://padlet.com/21jentespaul/gsdkg0qo2nrw/wish/287329174 Many people in the Industrial Revolution went from having nothing to being one of the richest people in the world. Henry Bessemer found an inexpensive way to convert iron into steel. This was used for machines, bridges, and skyscrapers. Horatio Alger was a famous writer that wrote about people with nothing going to rags to riches.]]> 2018-09-30 14:37:05 UTC https://padlet.com/21jentespaul/gsdkg0qo2nrw/wish/287329174 21jentespaul https://padlet.com/21jentespaul/gsdkg0qo2nrw/wish/287331212 Edwin Drake was the first to drill oil using the steam engine. After getting into this untapped source it was considered to be black gold. He is considered the father of the petroleum industry. His invention helped so many people and affected the way people do things.]]> 2018-09-30 14:52:59 UTC https://padlet.com/21jentespaul/gsdkg0qo2nrw/wish/287331212 21jentespaul https://padlet.com/21jentespaul/gsdkg0qo2nrw/wish/287331734 George Pullman created the Pullman sleeper car. This was a car for passengers. Using the transcontinental railroad passengers could travel across the country in six days. With horse and wagon it would typically take them six months.]]> 2018-09-30 14:56:47 UTC https://padlet.com/21jentespaul/gsdkg0qo2nrw/wish/287331734 21jentespaul https://padlet.com/21jentespaul/gsdkg0qo2nrw/wish/287668993 During the revolution the they started to regulate work days. They made it so there were 8 hour work days. So you would work 8 hours, 8 hours for yourself, and 8 hours for sleep. This is just one example of a law that is still in place today.]]> 2018-10-01 15:16:21 UTC https://padlet.com/21jentespaul/gsdkg0qo2nrw/wish/287668993 21jentespaul https://padlet.com/21jentespaul/gsdkg0qo2nrw/wish/287673423 During the revolution there was a lot of people that went from having nothing to having everything. Horatio Alger was an author that wrote about young boys who had nothing to having everything. Some people after they became rich they became philanthropists. Andrew Carnegie funded many public libraries and scientific research. ]]> 2018-10-01 15:21:38 UTC https://padlet.com/21jentespaul/gsdkg0qo2nrw/wish/287673423 21jentespaul https://padlet.com/21jentespaul/gsdkg0qo2nrw/wish/287683238 The fire started on March 25, 1911. In New York City 146 workers died. There was no fire system, only 1 fire escape and the factory was overcrowded. The fire started around 4:30 pm. After, they regulated factories to have fire systems and safety codes. ]]> 2018-10-01 15:35:51 UTC https://padlet.com/21jentespaul/gsdkg0qo2nrw/wish/287683238