Industrial Revolution
The country where the Industrial Revolution began.
What is England
Who was Samuel Slater
A British worker who came to the US and started a textile mill
Invented the cotton gin
Who is Eli Whitney
Steam-powered locomotives (trains)
Who were the "Lowell Girls"?
The "Lowell Girls" were young women who worked in the textile mills of Lowell, reaching some financial independence.
What is mass production?
Large quantities of identical goods are produced rapidly and efficiently
Kids would work in factories as young as...
What did the Industrial Revolution change about work?
More goods were produced faster
What kind of power was used instead of man power or animal power?
Steam power
What did the spinning jenny do?
It allowed to spin multiple threads simultaneously
Children worked how many hours a day, and how many days a week, typically?
12-16 hours, 6 days a week
How people made goods before the Industrial Revolution
What is by hand
What does urbanization mean?
Population moving into cities and expanding them
At first people had small machines at home that they used to work. Then machines could only be in factories. Why?
How people made goods after the industrial revolution
What is with machines
What does "rural" mean?
areas in the countryside
What Samuel Crompton invented
What is the "spinning mule"
One negative aspect of urbanization
Overcrowded housing
Unsanitary conditions (no tap water, bathrooms, etc.)
Pollution