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Industrial Revolution
The North Transformed
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What are capitalists?
People who invest capital or money, in a bussiness to earn profit.
100
What did the spinning Jenny do?
Allowed a person to spin many threads at once.
100
Who invented the telegraph?
Samuel FB Morse
200
Give one reason why building factories on riverbanks had disadvantages.
It was from cities, machines had no power, or labor was hard to find in rural areas.
200
How did the telegraph work?
Sending electrical signals over a wire
300
How did the Lowell mill town get their name?
After Lowell died, his partner named it after him.
300
What's a reaper?
A reaper helps cut stalks of wheat faster than a human
400
How did Lowell girls get education?
After work they would go to libraries or get short lectures
400
Why did people leave Ireland?
They left because of famine
500
How many children worked by 1880 for pay?
More than a million