Industrial Identities
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT1750/ LESSON 4.3OPENERINDUSTRIAL IDENTITIESUnless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Industrial Identities,” OER Project, www.oerproject.com/1PurposeExploring how industrialization changed people’s lives will help you understand how those changes shaped the identitiesand the opportunities of different classes of people living in this era.Process1.Read the fictional identitiesof people from the industrial era and completethe table below.Industrial identitySocial class(circle one)How has industrialization influencedthis person’s identity?Eliza is 12 and works in a factory. She lives in a crowded one-room apartment with her family and has never attended school. Her wages are essential for her family’s survival.Working classMiddle classUpper classThomas began as a shipping clerk and now owns a small textile mill. He lives comfortably, employs a housekeeper, and values hard work and opportunity.Working classMiddle classUpper classClara is married to a wealthy industrialist. She has a house in thecity and a country estate,butis uneasy about the rise of industrial wealth.Working classMiddle classUpper classPatrick, a 30-year-old iron foundry worker, faces long hours and dangerous work. He’s self-educated and active in organizing workers.Working classMiddle classUpper classWilliam is a 63-year-old tenant farmer struggling to compete with cheap factory goods. He’s worried about losing labor to cities,and the future of his farm.Working classMiddle classUpper class
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT 1750/ LESSON 4.3OPENERINDUSTRIAL IDENTITIES22.Write three or four sentences explaining which of these peoplewould be mostlikely to become an advocate for reform movements.3.Write three or four sentences explaining which of these people would be leastlikely to become an advocate for reform movements.4.If you can, share your responses with a classmate.