Industrial Revolution
If people in the American Colonies wanted to buy manufactured goods (furniture, fabric, and other fine goods) where did they get them?
Manufactured goods in the colonies were mostly shipped from England.
Who was the first man to creat a factory that took raw wool and both spun it into yarn and then wove it into cloth?
Francis Cabot Lowell
What is the name of the canal connected the Hudson River to Lake Erie?
The Erie Canal
Why did mills and mines often hire women and children as workers?
They could pay them less than men and they were less likely to strike.
How did most people get clothing and furniture in the American Colonies?
People made them themselves.
Who invinted the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
What type of road was the first natioanl road (built by the US federal governement)?
Mcadam road, named for Scottish engineer John Loudon McAdam.
What are some problems faced by workers in the mines and mills of the early 1800s?
Low pay, dangerous condition, long hours, and poor air quality.
When did the Industrial Revolution start in the United States.
1790, Late 1700s, Just before the 1800s
Who is responsible for building the first American factory?
Samuel Slater who founded the American textile industry in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, is credited for building a spinning jenny based on English technology.
Who built the Clemont steamboat.
Robert Fulton
Some factories were run by decent owners. Who operated a factory that supplied homes and fair pay for women?
Francis Lowell
Define Industrial Revolution
A method of production that uses machines instead of human labor.
Define Factory System
The Production of manufactured goods on a large scale using machines in factories.
What was the name of the first steam locamotive (train) in the United States?
Tom Thumb
Why did many cities grow up around rivers.
Water powered mills, river transportation by steamboat, and good supply of drinking water.