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Industrial Rev.
Quiz for Friday
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cotton Gin | Machine invented by Eli Whitney that quickly and easily removed the seeds from cotton. This allowed laves to use their time to pick more cotton. thus causing slavery to continue. |
| Interchangeable parts | Parts that could be used in any machine or item that is the same (ex: guns) |
| Steamboat | Ship powered by steam |
| Canal | Man made waterway usually connected to existing lakes, rivers or oceans. |
| Turnpike | A road where a toll or fee is collected |
| Bessemer steel process | first inexpensive industrial process for the mass production of steel |
| Cottage Industry | Production of goods in the home, producing goods by hand |
| Factory System | The production of goods in a factory setting with the use of machines |
| Technological innovvation | New Ways of doing things using the latest technology. Improves the way people live and do things |
| Transportation System | Development of a system that allows for the transporting of a large amount of people or goods. |
| Urbanization | Movement of people from rural areas to cities. People moved to be closer to factories. |
| Industrialization | Production of goods using machines in a factory setting. |