Industrial Revolution
Technology
Inventions/Inventors
Positives/Negatives
Early Factories
100
When did the Industrial Revolution begin?
1760
100
When did technology have a major uplift in the U.S.?
During the Industrial Revolution
100
Created by Elias Howe; used for sewing clothing faster.
Sewing Machine
100
What were 2 positives about early Factories?
Wages were higher and they made production faster.
100
What is a Factory System?
A method of manufacturing and making of new products during the Industrial Revolution.
200
What are some examples of early technology?
Internet, medical supplies, and a GPS
200
Invented by Thomas Newcome; made it easier to operate ships, railways, factories, mills, mines, and farms. This also created a transportation network.
Steam Engine
200
What were 2 negatives about early Factories?
Enviromental damage and poor working conditions.
200
Where was the first Factory built in the U.S.
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
300
What was the industrial Revolution?
A time when technology and economics had a major transformation
300
Define Technology.
The use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes or applications, whether in industry or in our everyday lives.
300
Invented by Eli Whitney; separated cotton fibers from their seeds. Sped up the process.
Cotton gin
300
What was 1 negative and 1 positive about cottin gin?
Positive: reduced labor for seperating the cotton seeds.
Negative: massive growth of slavery.
300
What were some of the first goods produced from early Factories?
Cloth and iron products
400
What were 2 main changes during the Industrial Revolution?
Ivention of machines doing the work for you, and adaption to a factory system.
400
What was the purpose of early technology?
Access to different resources, solving problems easier, and communication.
400
Indentical components that can be substituted one from another.
Interchangeable parts
400
What were 3 negatives about early cities being built?
Pollution, child labor, and enviromental damage.
400
How were the first factories powered?
Waterpower, and later steam engines
500
He built an American Textile Manufacturing Industry.
Francis Cabot Lowell
500
What were 3 positives about early cities being built?
New job opportunities, economic growth, and new factories being able to open in new places.
500
Why were the first factories built here?
The Blackstone River provided power that kicked off America's drive to Industrialization, and there were many wealthy merchants in the area.