Manufacturing
What is it created with production?
products
Name one reason that companies hired kids.
small, cheap, etc
Why was there so much disease during the Industrial Revolution?
lack of clean water, lack of running water, no pipes for dirty water, hygiene was bad
What is an invention?
something that is created that is new
Name one place that immigrants came from?
Europe, Italy, Ireland
What did factories produce that was bad for the environment?
pollution
Thinking about the pictures we saw, name one reason that kids were in danger.
big machines, no safety equipment, long hours
Name two hygiene practices that people did not do often.
wash hands, bathe, brush teeth
Who uses a reaper?
farmers
Why did so many people immigrate to America from Ireland?
potato famine
When a process is done quickly and cheaply, it is ...
efficient
Name two places that children worked during the Industrial revolution
mines, factories, textile factories
Name one disease that we learned about.
Small pox, chloera
Who used a cotton gin?
farmers/slaves
What did the Spanish explorers use against the Indians?
bio-weapon/small pox
When many products are created in a small amount of time....
mass production
Where did children work before the Industrial Revolution?
What is the word to describe steaming surgical tools before a surgery?
sterilize
Why would someone want to create an invention?
Working in factories opened new ________ for women.
Opportunities
Why would people want to work in a factory?
money
What are the laws that were eventually passed to keep kids safe from the dangers of the factories?
regulations
What was created to stop small pox from spreading?
vaccine
How did the cotton gin affect slavery??
1. Made harvesting cotton easier
2. Kept the plantation owners in the cotton business and deepened slavery
What is labor?
work or workers