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8A Industrialization
Industrialization
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the economic impact of the War of 1812? | Imports of goods from Europe stopped |
| How did the War of 1812 affect American businesses? | Americans had to learn to produce their own goods. |
| What was the effect of the British stopping American ships and impressing sailors prior to the War of 1812? | International trade stopped |
| What is a cottage industry? | Small business operated out of your home |
| How did the water mill change American manufacturing? | The water mill provided power to operate textile mills. This is the beginning of the factory. |
| Why were early American factories located near rivers? | Two reasons: water was needed to power the mills and waterways made it easy to move goods to markets. |
| What was America's largest industry in the early 1800s? | Textiles - growing cotton, spinning threads, making fabric and clothing |
| Who was Francis Cabot Lowell? | American businessman who built the first really big textile factories |
| How did American factories change life for women? | Women worked outside the home for the first time. |
| Define "free enterprise." | economic system where businesses compete with each other to make a profit |
| What were Eli Whitney's two great inventions? | the cotton gin and interchangeable parts |
| How did canals changes American business? | Canals made it possible to move goods to markets faster and cheaper. |
| What is a canal? | a man-made waterway connecting two larger bodies of water |
| Why was the Erie Canal important? | it connected the Hudson River with Lake Erie which made New York City one of the largest markets in the world |
| What was the Clermont? | The first steam-engine on a boat making it possible to sail upstream quickly |
| How did the industrial revolution affect farming? | New machines made farming easier and more efficient: steel plow, mechanical reaper, threshing machine, cotton gin |
| What is Bessemer Steel Process? | Technology allowing the mass-production of steel. This made railroads affordable and durable |
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