Social Studies Social Studies Unit 3Unit 3

Lesson 2Lesson 2

Progress As A StateProgress As A State

What Are We Going to What Are We Going to Learn?Learn?

How did the issue of slavery affect New How did the issue of slavery affect New Jersey?Jersey?

How did New Jersey grow and change in How did New Jersey grow and change in the early twentieth century?the early twentieth century?

How did New Jerseyans meet challenges How did New Jerseyans meet challenges during dificult times?during dificult times?

How had New Jersey changed by the end How had New Jersey changed by the end of the 1900s?of the 1900s?

Lesson 2 VocabularyLesson 2 Vocabulary

economy-economy-The way people in a state The way people in a state

use resources to meet their use resources to meet their needsneeds

industry-industry-All the businesses that All the businesses that

provide one kind of productprovide one kind of product

Lesson 2 VocabularyLesson 2 Vocabulary

strike-strike-To stop workingTo stop working

Labor union-Labor union-A group of workers that take action A group of workers that take action

to improve their working conditionsto improve their working conditions

Great Migration-Great Migration-The movement when thousands of The movement when thousands of

African Americans migrated North.African Americans migrated North.

Lesson 2Lesson 2

How did New Jersey grow How did New Jersey grow and change in the early and change in the early

twentieth century?twentieth century?

A Growing EconomyA Growing Economy

After the Civil War- NJ’s After the Civil War- NJ’s economyeconomy grew rapidly.grew rapidly.

WHY?WHY?NJ’s large numbers of workers had NJ’s large numbers of workers had

good roads and waterways.good roads and waterways.Close to Philadelphia and New Close to Philadelphia and New

York CityYork City

Oil, Ships, and Canned Oil, Ships, and Canned GoodsGoods

As the As the economyeconomy grew, natural grew, natural resources from other states were resources from other states were brought in. brought in.

IndustriesIndustries used those natural used those natural resources to make finished products.resources to make finished products.

1877- Standard Oil Company- turned 1877- Standard Oil Company- turned oil into fuel and by 1912 was one of oil into fuel and by 1912 was one of the largest oil refineries in the worldthe largest oil refineries in the world

Oil, Ships, and Canned Oil, Ships, and Canned Goods cont.Goods cont.

Shipbuilding- Hoboken and Shipbuilding- Hoboken and Elizabeth built many ships because Elizabeth built many ships because they were close to the waterthey were close to the water

Fishing boats, canal barges, and Fishing boats, canal barges, and tugboatstugboats

1869-Anderson and Campbell 1869-Anderson and Campbell canning factory opened.canning factory opened.

Located in Camden, started with Located in Camden, started with tomatoes and then eventually souptomatoes and then eventually soup

Today- Today- Campbell’s Soup Company Campbell’s Soup Company

Question Time!Question Time!

Why did New Jersey’s Why did New Jersey’s economy grow?economy grow?

A New CenturyA New Century

Growth of industry Growth of industry More More factories factories

More factoriesMore factories more workers more workers

By 1900- 2 million people By 1900- 2 million people lived in New Jerseylived in New Jersey

New Jersey InventorsNew Jersey Inventors

Thomas EdisonThomas EdisonTwo labs- Menlo Park Two labs- Menlo Park

& West Orange& West OrangeHim and his team of Him and his team of

engineers created engineers created many inventionsmany inventions

1879-Most well-1879-Most well-knownknown first usable first usable electric light bulbelectric light bulb

New Jersey InventorsNew Jersey Inventors

Lewis LattimerLewis Lattimer

African AmericanAfrican American

Directed Edison’s teamDirected Edison’s team

They built first electric They built first electric power station in New power station in New York City.York City.

New Jersey InventorsNew Jersey Inventors

John P. HollandJohn P. Holland- built - built one of the first one of the first submarinessubmarines

Eldridge JohnsonEldridge Johnson- - Edison’s record Edison’s record player was improved player was improved by this man and his by this man and his machine was called machine was called the Victrola the Victrola original iPod!original iPod!

ImmigrantsImmigrantsGrowing industries=more Growing industries=more

jobs=more peoplejobs=more people

People moved to NJ from- People moved to NJ from- Britain, Ireland, Germany, Britain, Ireland, Germany, Italy, and other countriesItaly, and other countries

Ellis Island- immigrant station Ellis Island- immigrant station in New York Bay. in New York Bay.

Ellis Island Ellis Island (Photos,videos,audio)(Photos,videos,audio)

Working conditions in Working conditions in factories were poor factories were poor People People

worked long hours and worked long hours and children often worked to help children often worked to help

support their familiessupport their families

Labor UnionsLabor Unions

To get better working conditions, To get better working conditions, workers…workers…

went on went on strikestrike to make changes to the to make changes to the poor working conditions.poor working conditions.

Formed Formed labor unionslabor unions

Over time NJ began making changes to Over time NJ began making changes to improve people’s health. improve people’s health.

Question Time!Question Time!

Why did people immigrate Why did people immigrate to New Jersey?to New Jersey?

The Great MigrationThe Great Migration1910-19201910-1920

1914 war in Europe started. (WW 1914 war in Europe started. (WW I)I)Because there was a war going on, Because there was a war going on,

fewer immigrants came over to work in fewer immigrants came over to work in factories.factories.

Factory owners noticed this and faced a Factory owners noticed this and faced a shortage of workers.shortage of workers.

This news spread to the south, and This news spread to the south, and soon many African Americans came soon many African Americans came north looking for better paying factory north looking for better paying factory jobs.jobs.

Lesson ReviewLesson Review

11. What was the Great Migration?. What was the Great Migration?

2. How do you think growth and 2. How do you think growth and industry changed New Jersey?industry changed New Jersey?

It’s BRAINPOP time!!- Thomas It’s BRAINPOP time!!- Thomas EdisonEdison