How would you define the Industrial Revolution?
A period of rapid growth during which machines became essential to industry
What were conditions like for workers who worked in factories during the Industrial Revolution?
Workers worked long hours in a dirty and unsafe environment
Who invents a steam engine in 1769?
How did the Industrial Revolution affect some children in the United States?
They worked long hours in factories instead of going to school.
Worked in poor conditions
During the Industrial Revolution, life changed in what basic way?
People migrated from rural areas to urban areas
What were conditions like for workers who worked in factories during the Industrial Revolution?
Workers worked long hours in a dirty and unsafe environment
The Industrial Revolution was based on this new technology:
Steam Engine
During the Industrial Revolution, new technology affected the economy of the United States by —
Increase in productivitiy
Describes why factory owners began to use machines and unskilled labor to make manufactured goods?
They wanted to be able to increase the supply of manufactured goods.
During the Industrial Revolution, new technology affected the economy of the United States by —
Increasing worker productivity ( Getting the job done faster)
Who Invented the cotton Gin ?
Eli Whitney
What were the reasons why the Industrial Revolution began in England?
Natural Resources, entrepreurship, labor and capital
The Industrial Revolution was based on this new technology:
Steam Engine
Explain how the Industrial Revolution impacted the growth of cities in the United States?
Immigrants and rural Americans began to migrate to Urban areas to work in factory positions.
What were two problems of working in a factory in the Industrial Revolution?
Child Labor
Poor factory conditions common in textile mills
Name at least one change that occured because of the revolution.
- Child Labor
- Family Unit weakend
Where did the Industrial Revolution 1st start?
Britain
Who invented the Mechanical Harvester in 1830s?
Cyrus McCormick
What best explains how the Industrial Revolution impacted the growth of cities in the United States?
Immigrants and rural Americans began to migrate to Urban areas to work in factory positions.