Beginnings
What country did the Industrial Revolution begin in?
England
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
Where was the first place that started employing mostly girls and young women?
Lowell System
How did geography influence the location of factories during the Industrial Revolution?
What is it called when the North only cares about the North and the South only cares about the South, and neither care about the United States as a whole?
Sectionalism
Who brought the first plans for textile factories to the United States?
Samuel Slater
What did Samuel Morse invent?
Telegraph
How did the Industrial Revolution impact the role of women and children in society?
Women and children had to start working to contribute to family finances
What region were most factories located in?
The North
___________ is the process of taking raw materials and using machines to create a product to sell
Manufacturing
What did the early mills and factories run on?
Water power
How many threads of yarn could the spinning jenny create at once?
8 (eight)
Who were most of the people moving to the city and why?
Children of farmers, there weren't many farm jobs with industrialization so they sought jobs in the city
What invention most impacted the geography and accessibility of the west?
Railroads and trains
Economy or Economics
Name three technological inventions that helped drive the Industrial Revolution in the United States
Telegraph, Steam Engine, Spinning Jenny, Railroad, Cotton Gin, Interchangeable Parts
Who is the father of the American Railroad system?
John Stevens
How did the Industrial Revolution impact income equality?
Income was very unequal, the rich were getting richer and the poor were getting poorer
What did the South rely on for their economy and why?
Agriculture, because they had fantastic soil in which they could grow cash crops like cotton, tobacco, rice, and indigo
The North went through ___________ when they built more and more factories
Industrialization
How did the population of cities change during the Industrial Revolution in the United States?
Increased
How did the steam engine impact the Industrial Revolution?
The steam engine allowed factories to be built anywhere, they no longer depended on water power, ALSO it was used to run trains and steamboats
What were the two types of sectionalism that emerged during the Industrial Revolution?
North v South and Rich v Poor
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, because they were located near coal fields and the nearby farmers needed tools made of iron
The North went through __________ as more and more people were moving to live close to the factories for work
Urbanization