Industrial Revolution
The country where the Industrial Revolution began.
What is England
Original source of energy for mills
water
Invented the cotton gin
Who is Eli Whitney
Who invented the steel plow?
John Deere
What was the primary reason Eli Whitney initially developed interchangeable parts
To make repairs on machines easier
The region where Industrialization began in the USA
New England
Who brought the factory system to the USA?
Samuel Slater
Alexander Graham Bell invented this
What is the phone
Who improved upon existing sewing machine designs and made them more reliable and affordable during the Industrial Revolution
Isaac Singer
identical or nearly identical parts that can be used in place of one another
interchangeable parts
What the Industrial Revolution means
What is a change in the way people worked
As cotton production increased slavery...
increased due to higher demand in cotton
Invented the telegraph
Who is Samuel B. Morse
Who was Susan B. Anthony?
a prominent figure in the American women's suffrage movement and a women's rights advocate
What geographic factor contributed significantly to the growth of New England's textile industry in the early 19th century?
Rivers & streams
How people made goods before the Industrial Revolution
What is by hand
a government authority or license conferring a right or title for a set period, especially the sole right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention.
A patent
Thomas Edison invented this
What is the light bulb
What social impact did the textile industry have on women in New England?
employment opportunities for young women
How people made goods after the industrial revolution
What is with machines
the court ruled that Congress has the power to regulate interstate commerce, not the states. This decision established the principle that federal law takes precedence over state law when it comes to commerce
gibbons v. ogden
Developed by Cyrus McCormick in 1831
The mechanical reaper