Inventions
Sped up the weaving process
What is the "flying shuttle"?
social class that lives in suburbs
What is Upper-class?
a man-made waterway that connected two water sources
What is a Canal?
People who received low wages yet harsh conditions
Who were Factory Workers?
a vital resource for constructing bridges, skyscrapers, and larger machinery
What is Steel?
Used water to power spinning machines
What is the "water frame"?
social class that suffered from inadequate housing and unsanitary conditions
What is lower class?
An innovation that significantly enhanced transportation and trade via land
What are roads?
Groups created based on shared skills and objectives including enhancing wages, obtaining benefits, improving factory conditions, and securing greater rights for employees
What was a Union?
The type of economy found in the United States
What is Capitalism?
Cleaned cotton way faster than people could
What was the "cotton gin"?
Displaced peasants started moving from rural areas to urban centers, which is the process of___________
What was Urbanization?
created by Peter Cooper, was designed to enhance transportation and trade. Utilizing steam engine technology, it enabled faster and more efficient movement of goods and people across longer distances via railroads
What was the Locomotive?
owners refusing to engage in discussions or negotiations, causing workers to __________
What is going on strike?
a blast of air through molten iron to burn out the impurities
What was a Bessemer Furnace?
Enables spinner to spin cotton into thread very quickly
What was the "spinning jenny"?
A large production of food where farmers gained profit
What was the Agricultural Revolution?
Utilizing steam engine technology, it enabled the faster and more efficient movement of goods and people along rivers
What is a steamboat?
revolutionized mass production, allowing Henry Ford to manufacture the Model T and gained a commanding presence in the automobile industry
What is the Assembly Line?
residing in Great Britain, he served as an apprentice in a textile mill. During his time there, he frequently repaired the machines, which led him to become an expert in their design. After learning the ins and outs of the machines, he decided to immigrate to the United States to open his own cotton mill. He had to disguise himself as a farmer to sneak out of Great Britain!
Who was Samuel Slater?
Replaced waterpower with steam power, allowing factories to now be built anywhere
What was the "steam engine"?
Crammed apartment style homes filled with multiple families, unhealthy conditions and poor health
What were tenements?
Invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876 to enable real-time conversations over vast distances
What is a telephone?
The process of replacing broken or worn components with new ones
What are interchangable parts?
process utilized coke (a product of coal) to eliminate impurities in iron ore
What was Puddling?