Industrial Revolution
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin in the United States?
Lowell, Massachusetts
What immigrants primarily moved to the United States during the Antebellum Period?
Irish and German immigrants
Which advancement increased cotton production?
Cotton gin
In most cases, slaves were treated and viewed as this in the south.
Property
Who created the American System?
Henry Clay
Who were the first factory workers during the Industrial Revolution?
Women and children
What jobs did Irish immigrants have in America?
Unskilled laborers/factory workers
What advancement made communication faster across longer distances?
Telegraph
These made it clear the rights of slaves.
Slave Codes
What was the American System?
Clay's plan to make America economically independent from Europe.
Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in the New England (northern) region of the United States?
There were many fast flowing rivers to power the factories.
What was nativism?
The belief that native born Americans were superior to immigrants.
What advancement helped harvest crops faster?
Reaper
He led a successful slave revolt in the south.
Nat Turner
Which court case ruled that the National Bank was constitutional?
McCulloch v. Maryland
What were working conditions like for early factory workers?
Dangerous, long work hours, no job security, etc.
Why did native-born Americans dislike immigrants?
Nativists blamed immigrants for taking their jobs and causing them to lose money.
This advancement made clothing production move from the home to the factory.
Sewing machine
This person was a preacher who planned a slave revolt but was unsuccessful.
Denmark Vesey
Necessary and Proper Clause
How did northern factories rely on the south?
The northern factories bought southern cotton for their textile mills.
Why did Irish and German immigrants move to America?
Germans: poor harvests, dangerous working conditions, political unrest
Which advancement by John Deere helped farmers increase their productivity?
Steel plow
What are some ways, other than revolts, that people resisted slavery?
Abolition movement, escaped slavery, gave speeches and wrote essays, etc.
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney