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“Great Number of Hands Congregated Together”: Teaching the Origins of the Factory System

Discussion of using primary sources to teach the consequences of the factory system

Bram Hubbell
Bram Hubbell
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“Great Number of Hands Congregated Together”: Teaching the Origins of the Factory System
From page 102 of the AP World History Course and Exam Description
From page 102 of the AP World History Course and Exam Description

It’s impossible to underestimate the extent to which factories and mass production have shaped our lives. The clothes we wear. The food we eat. The devices we use to read this post. The device I used to write this post! When teaching industrialization, I like having students wrestle with its different effects by reading and analyzing primary sources. I avoid using “pros and cons.” I let students decide for themselves if the effects of “positive” or “negative,” although I don’t use those terms.

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