Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution is best defined as a period of rapid growth during which THESE became essential to industry.
What are machines?
Steamboats increased trade and profits since it could move more quickly than other boats doing this.
What is moving upstream without wind power?
This invention used during he 1844 Democratic Convention, had a significant effect on communication for both businesses and private citizens.
What is the telegraph?
He helped American manufacturing by introducing the ideas of using interchangeable parts and mass production techniques.
Who is Eli Whitney?
This Michigan pop company is known for its unique "Red Pop".
What is Faygo?
Which two of these are true about the Lowell System?
– hiring young, unmarried women from local farms
– providing a company store to enable workers to buy necessities
– hiring entire families to work in the mills
- encouraging workers to use their free time to take classes
– hiring young, unmarried women from local farms
- encouraging workers to use their free time to take classes
Two new forms of conveyance invented during the Transportation Revolution.
What is the steam-powered train and the steamboat?
Invented by Elias Howe and improved by Isaac Singer, this invention improved daily life at home.
What is the sewing machine?
These were formed by skilled workers in order to improve pay and working conditions
What are trade unions?
These handheld meat pies are popular with Yoopers.
What are pasties?
The increase of THIS was the main cause of the Industrial Revolution.
What is population (and cities)?
These led to economic growth because they enabled manufacturers and farmers to send their goods to distant markets.
What are railroads?
THESE grew as trains brought new residents and raw materials for industry and construction.
What are cities?
This English inventor made the water frame, which could produce dozens of cotton threads at the same time.
Who is Richard Arkwright?
Michigan slang term that describes a small convenience store. They don't sell birthday supplies.
What are party stores?
This technique of production efficiently increases the number of products, allowing manufacturers to create more goods.
What is mass production?
During the Transportation Revolution these became some of the most powerful businesses in the nation.
What are train companies?
Employers believed that employees belonging to these groups would demand high wages and would raise production costs.
What are unions?
He made improvements to Howe's sewing machine, improving daily life at home.
Who is Isaac Singer?
The name of the pizzeria that originated the Detroit Deep Dish Pizza.
What is Buddy's Pizza?
In order to solve his problem of finding enough labor, Samuel Slater began hiring ___________ and paying them extremely low wages.
What are children?
The Transportation Revolution enabled these three things to travel farther and faster than before.
What are goods, people, and information?
This type of power allowed business owners to build factories almost anywhere and reduce shipping costs.
What is steam?
The last name of the two steamboat businessmen mentioned in the Supreme Court case that gave the federal government power over interstate commerce.
Who is Gibbons and Ogden?
This popular card game takes four people to play where Jacks are bowers and the winning suit constantly changes.
What is Euchre?