Industrial Revolution Changes
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American Studies Chapter Twelve Group Assignment
Pre-Industrial Society
(327-330) |
Commercial and Industrial Revolution
(338-346) |
Religion * Puritanism * Order and Intelligence * Reverend commands through sermons and high position * Salvation through attending Church * Main Belief: Original Sin |
Religion * Evangelicalism * Personal Faith (you) * Democratic way of believing * Salvation through conversion and repentance * Main Belief: Morally Respectable Behavior |
Family * Lived and worked together * Strong patriarchal control * Followed the ways of their ancestors |
Family * Lived and worked together * Weaker patriarchal control * More of an original lifestyle with less ancestral influence |
Work-Life *Sun-up to Sun-down in fields
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Work-Life *Sun up to sun down (same long days)
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Social Order * Strict social hierarchy *Elite>Professionals>Artisans>Farmers>Paupers>Slaves |
Social Order * Wealthy artisans upset social order * Dynamic classes (upper, middle, lower)
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Economy *barter with nearby community
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Economy *Cash based economy
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Women’s Role *Directly controlled by husbands
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Women’s Role *More independent and more of a partner in relationship
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Men’s Role * Unquestioned authority over the family * Had all the legal power * Head of the family |
Men’s Role * Concentrated on careers *Less involved with family |