Innovations
What two innovations were made by Eli Whitney?
Interchangeable Parts, Cotton Gin
Steamboat
What war caused the Industrial Revolution?
War of 1812
What region of the United States benefits most from the Cotton Gin?
South
What innovation created by Samuel Morse, allowed people to communicate from large distances?
Telegraph
What two immigrant groups helped build the transcontinental railroad?
Chinese,Irish
What innovation allowed for workers to complete a job in one location?
Factory System
Where were most textile factories located in the late 1800's?
North, Northeast
What caused the rapid urbanization of American cities?
Factories, Immigrants looking for work, immigration
With the introduction of the railroads and canals, what happened to the price of shipping?
Prices lowered
The cotton gin increased the need for what kind of labor?
Agricultural Labor, Slave Labor
During the industrialization era were items more or less affordable?
More
What innovation improved the railroad industry?
Bessemer Steel Process
What innovation allowed for identical goods to be made in mass amounts?
Interchangeable Parts
Why were most early textile factories located along rivers and streams? (have to give both answers)
Water provided a source of power, shipping/transporting goods