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INDUSTRIALREVOLUTION
LESSON 1 - CH.13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION | THE CHANGE FROM MAKING PRODUCTS BY HAND AT HOME TO MAKING THEM WITH MACHINES IN FACTORIES |
| SAMUEL SLATER | BUILT THE FIRST AMERICAN COTTON-SPINNING MACHINES |
| ELI WHITNEY | INVENTED THE COTTON GIN |
| COTTON GIN | MACHINE THAT REMOVES SEEDS FROM COTTON |
| LOWELL MASSACHUSETTS | FIRST "PLANNED TOWN" FOR WORKERS |
| REAPER | MACHINE WITH BLADES TO CUT GRASS |
| NATIONAL ROAD | THIS ROAD LINKED THE EAST WITH THE WESTERN FRONTIER |
| ROBERT FULTON | BUILT THE FIRST STEAMBOAT CALLED THE CLEARMONT |
| CANAL | HUMAN BUILT WATERWAY |
| ERIE CANAL | THIS MADE IT EASIER FOR FARMERS FROM OHIO, ILLINOIS AND INDIANA TO SHIP CROP QUICKLY AND CHEAPLY TO THE EAST. IT ALSO MADE IT EASIER FOR FACTORIES IN THE EAST TO SHIP PRODUCTS TO THE MIDWEST |
| PETER COOPER | CONVINCED RAILROAD COMPANY TO REPLACE HORSES WITH STEAM LOCOMOTIVES. INVENTED "TOM THUMB" (STEAM LOCOMOTIVE) |
| ENTREPRENEUR | PERSON WHO ORANIZES AND RUNS A NEW BUSINESS |
| FRANCIS LOWELL | BUILT A TEXTILE (CLOTHING FACTORY) WHERE ALL THE STEPS OF CLOTHING MAKING TOOK PLACE |
| CYRUS MC CORMICK | BUILT AN IMPROVED REAPER |
| JOHN DEERE | IMPROVED THE PLOW BY MAKING A STEEL SAW INTO A PLOW SHAPE |
| DEWITT CLINTON | SUPPORTED BUILDING THE ERIE CANAL |