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What is Vertical Integration
When a company buys all the resources it needs to make a product
What was a massively influential new means of transportation was developed during the Industrial Revolution
Railway Travel (Trains)
What piece of land was purchased from Napoleon Bonaparte by Thomas Jefferson? How much did it increase the American territory?
Louisianna, it nearly doubled the size of the American territory
What is Horizontal Integration?
Horizontal integration is when a company buys out its competition, or other businesses selling the same/similar products
What were two ways to transport goods that were heavily relied on during the Industrial Revolution?
Railway Systems, and Canals
What groups were encountered by American colonists while expanding American Territory? What happened between these groups?
What is production
The process of making things, typically in a manufacturing setting
What new method of communication was developed during the Industrial Revolution? How did it work?
The Telegram. It sent and disrupted electrical signals, enabling people to send morse code
What is Manifest Destiny?
The idea that European Americans were given the right by the Christian God to spread across the North American territory and spread Christianity
What was life like for workers during the Industrial Revolution? Good or bad? (Give at least 2 reasons)
It was bad. People were forced to work long hours in extremely hazardous conditions. There was no HR, so people had to listen to their bosses no matter what if they wanted to keep their job. Children worked long hours, and often suffered the worst injuries. Pay was scarce. Social classes became more distanced. Small businesses were crippled by industry.
What was the theological justification for Westward Expansion?
Manifest Destiny
What is the Industrial Revolution?
The Industrial Revolution is the rapid way of producing through the use of machines, assembly lines, replaceable parts, and new energy sources
What were some big social changes that hapenned during the period of the Industrial Revolution?
Women's sufferage (voting), Formation of Unions, Free public education for children
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