section 1
who created interchangeable parts.
Eli Whitney
what was one problem the mill owners had to face.
not enough people to work in the mills.
what replaced wood in the transportation revolution.
coal
how did the telegraph work.
it would send combinations of dots and dashes through electric current.
who was Sarah G. Bagley
She was a strong voice in the union movement. She founded the Lowell female labor reform association.
why did Americans start to make their own manufacturing.
British ships closed the Americans eastern seaports preventing foreign goods.
Why did girls work in the mills.
They wanted independence and they wanted to earn their own money.
how did the transportation revolution help The United states.
It reduced shipping time and cost.
why did steam powered factories move closer to the city.
Easier access to workers and lower wages. Also reduced the shipping cost.
what was mass production.
The efficient production of large numbers of identical goods.
Why did Great Britain not allow Skilled mechanics to leave the country.
The textile machines allowed Great Britain to produce cloth more inexpensively than other countries.
why did people create the trade unions.
They created them for the fear of losing their jobs and because of low wages.
why would people ride in the steam train even though it was dangerous.
they accepted the risk because the railroads reduced travel dramatically.
why did people not believe Morse when he read the telegraph messages.
They doubted him and said that he was making lucky guesses.
who built the first full sized commercial steamboat called the Clermont.
Robert Fulton
How did the textile machines arrive to the united states.
A British mechanic named Samuel Slater disguised himself as a farmer after memorizing the textile designs to try and build his own in the U.S.
what is the difference between the Lowell system and the Rhode island system.
The Lowell system employed young unmarried women while the Rhode system hired families.
why was the case of Gibbons v. Ogden important.
It reinforced the federal government's authority to regulate trade between the states. And it ended the states authority over waterways.
What did the steel plow and the reaper allow Midwest farmers to do.
It allowed them to plant and harvest huge crop fields.
who improved the sewing machine.
Isaac singer
What was the water frame used for, and how was it powered?
It was used for producing cotton thread and it was powered by water.
what were some affects of the Rhode island system.
More people who worked in the mills and low wages.
when the demand of coal increased so did steal. why
Steal was much stronger than iron and was used to build factories and the machines they produced.
what is one major difference in steam powered factories and water powered factories.
Water factories had to be built near water and the steam powered factories could be built anywhere.
what was Morse code
combinations of dots and dashes that represent each letter of the alphabet.