Innovation and Inventions
Who discovered electricity?
Benjamin Franklin
Why did people move west during the Industrial Revolution? *Hint: Mining
Rumors of gold!
What was a pro or positive of moving to the city during the Industrial Revolution?
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entertainment
accessibility to things like medicine, doctors, and stores
more jobs
What was the work environment during the Agricultural Revolution?
Rural areas, farms, country, outside
What is an Agricultural Society?
When people work on farms
Why did Eli Whitney invent interchangeable parts?
to make manufacturing cheaper, faster, and easier by using the same parts to fix different machines.
Why did people move west during the Industrial Revolution? *Hint:Homestead Act
Free Land!
What was a pro or positive for living in the country during the Industrial Revolution?
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Quiet
More land
Fresh food
Slower pace
Community sharing
What was the work environment during the Industrial Revolution?
factories, mills, cities, and urban centers
What is an Industrial Society?
When most people work in factories and industries
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
Why did people move west during the Industrial Revolution? *Hint: from sea to sea
Manifest Destiny
What was a con or negative of living in the country during the Industrial Revolution?
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Far away from things
Farming your own land
Long hours in the sun
Socialization
Entertainment
During the Agricultural Revolution, people who farmed grew what types of crops?
corn, wheat, plants, and cotton
What is urbanization or urban living?
Living in the city
How did Samuel Slater bring the idea of a factory system to America?
He memorized the details of British textile machinery designs while working as an apprentice in an English mill.
Who was eligible to receive the free land out west under the Homestead Act?
21 year old head of househoulds
What was a con or negative for moving to the city during the Industrial Revolution?
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Loud
Pollution
Overcrowding
What tools were used during the Industrial Revolution?
Machines and technology
What is boarding homes?
Homes shared with other people. Typically 4 girls would share one room with 2 beds to help cut the housing cost during the Industrial Revolution.
What invention helped farmers to plant seeds more efficiently?
Iron Plow
What is Manifest Destiny?
The belief that the U.S was destined to expand from sea to sea.
Name a pro and con of the Industrial Revolution.
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Pro: producing good and food faster
Cons: long work hours in factories
What happened to the population when the country went from agricultural to industrial? Why?
People moved from small communities to cities for factory jobs
What is seasonal work? Such as what happens in the spring, summer, and fall?
Farmers plant in the spring, tend to their crops in the summer, and harvest in the fall.