Samual Slater
What country is Samual Slater from?
Great Britain
What was the name of Lowells company?
The Boston Manufacturing company
Who built the first successful steamboat?
Robert Fulton
Between what yers did the War of 1812 occur?
1812-1815
What type of communities formed around factories?
Cities
What industry did Slater help start in America?
the textile (cloth) industry
What made Lowells mill different from others?
It combined all textile steps in one factory
In what year was the Erie canal completed?
1825
Why did the US build more factories during the war?
They couldnt import goods from Britain
Before factories, where were most goods made?
at home by hand
What nickname did the English give Slater for sharing secrets?
Slater the traitor
Who mainly worked in Lowells mills?
Young women "Lowell Mill girls"
The Erie Canal connected Lake Erie to which river?
Hudson River
What resources helped the US industrialize?
Coal, Water, and immigrant labor
What invention started mass factory production in the US/
the spinning mill
What powered Slaters first mill before the waterwheel?
a treadmill powered by workers
What did the mill girls fight for in 1834 ?
Better pay and shorter hours
What was the major effect of the steamboat?
faster upstream travel
After the war, Americans realized they relied too much on what?
Foreign goods
By 1849, how many factories existed in the US?
over 123,000
What river was Slaters first mill built on?
the blackstone river
By 1840, how many workers were in Lowells mills?
About 8,000
Why was the Erie canal important to trade?
It linked the great lakes to the Atlantic Ocean
What was one long-term result of the war for US manufacturing?
Growth of domestic industry
What best describes the change the industrial revolution brought?
machines replaced hand labor