Beginnings
The country where the Industrial Revolution began.
What is England
This man made waterway stretch 363 miles across the state of NY and became hugely successful
Erie Canal
Invented the cotton gin
Who is Eli Whitney
A machine used for spinning wool or cotton
Spinning Jenny
Workers joined together to demand better pay and working conditions into this
Unions
Stole the ideas of the factory system from England and brought them to America.
Samuel Slater
He was the governor of NY in 1817 and pushed for a "ditch" to be built across NYS
Governor DeWitt Clinton
This is when all manufacturing steps were moved into one building.
Factory System
Invented and created during the Industrial Revolution, this advancement allowed for large scale shipping of (a) raw materials such as cotton to factories, and (B) the shipping of finished goods to ports, which were then sent for huge profit around the world.
Railroads
Eli Whitney invented an idea where identical parts are used to complete a whole product
Interchangeable Parts
He built the first factories in New England
Francis Cabot Lowell
He built a steamboat that made it to Albany from NYC up the Hudson River in only 32 hours
Robert Fulton
Invented the telegraph
Who is Samuel B. Morse
This is the primary reason why women were hired in factories during the Industrial Revolution
They were paid less than men
Started by Alexander Hamilton, this gave loans to entreprenuers to start businesses
Second Bank of the United States
How people made goods before the Industrial Revolution
What is by hand
This raised and lowered water so that ships could safely pass to higher or lower elevations and it prevented currents
a canal lock
A type of ship that had sleek hulls and tall sails that made ocean transportation faster in the 1800's
Clipper Ships
This is a legal document so that no one can copy someone elses invention
Patent
The amount of hours that people worked in factories and how many days
12-14 hours a day, 6 days a week
How people made goods after the industrial revolution
What is with machines
The 5th President of the United States, whose term is called "The Era of Good Feelings"
James Monroe
Money that is used to invest in a business
Capital
This machine separates seeds from the cotton
What is the cotton gin
This is a series of dots and dashes to communicate over the telegraph
Morse Code