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What helped bring about the Industrial Revolution?
Textile industries and water frames helped
Why did most factory owners not want to hire union employees
Because they went on strike often
What was a result of new farming technology in the US
Farming grew a ton because of the steel plow
How were freed African Americans discriminated against in the South
They were still frowned upon and beaten
Why was there a constant need to cultivate more land for growing cotton
Because cotton kept getting more value
How did using mass production techniques benefit the American manufacturing industry
It sped up manufacturing and made it so more people can have more things faster.
How did American views on manufacturing change after the War of 1812
They started to mass produce because we relied on foreign good for mostly everything
How did new inventions change the daily lives of Americans
They made travel much easier and there was a bigger abundance of crops and clothes
African Americans who lived in the South gained their freedom from all of the following ways except
Going to cort
All of the following jobs were performed by slaves on plantations except
Making houses
Why did manufacturing grow more quickly in Great Britain than in the US
It grew faster in Britain because mass production started there
Which form of transportation was invented in the 1800s & led to a rapid growth in speed & convenience of travel
The train
How did the cotton gin make cotton more profitable
It made it so that you didn't have to pick all of the individual seeds out of the cotton
What was a constant threat to the family life of a slave
getting separated from family
What is one thing that both the North and South needed for industry & agriculture to function that was always in shortage
Workers
Why did mill owners have a problem in finding enough workers
They had a problem because only men were working so they hired children
What is true of steamboat travel
It was cheap efficient and fast
Why did the demand for slaves increase during the cotton boom
Because you would need more slaves to work cotton gins to make a bigger profit
How were folktales used in slave culture
to teach moral lessons
Father of the American Industrial Revolution
Samuel Slater
Describe the working conditions most factory workers encountered
It was terrible because of little breaks,long hours and dirty environments
Which natural resources would become the main source of power of locomotives replacing wood
Coal replaced wood in the main source of power
Why did a few industries develop in the South?
Because there was so much great farm land people didn't need industries
Southern states responded to Turner’s rebellion by
Arresting and then publicly hanging him
Father of American Technology
Eli Whitney