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Chapter 11
Industrial Revolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why did Samuel Slater come to America under a false name? | It was illegal for textile workers like him to leave the country, Britain wanted no other nation to copy their machines. |
| What did the Factory Machines and the large scale manufacturing machines replace? | Hand Tools farming as the main form of work |
| The invention of machines like the power loom made it possible for what type of worker to make cloth? | made it possible for unskilled workers to produce cloth |
| The ______________________brought many workers together under one roof. | factory system |
| Because of factories being built many families moved to ___________ for work. They liked the idea of steady work schedule and steady wages. | cities |
| Most factories were built near _____________ to power the machines. | a source of water |
| What region of the country had the most factories? ______________________ What are 3 reasons why this region had factories? | New England/ northwest region 1. many fast moving rivers 2. ships and access to ocean 3. willing labor force |
| After the 1830’s a new method to power factories was invented. What was this new form of power? | Coal and wood |
| While figuring out how to produce guns, Eli Whitney created the concept of ___________________. In this way, he created parts that were exactly the same and could replace broken parts quickly and easily. | interchangeable parts |
| Interchangeable parts _______________________, made repairs _________________, and allowed the use of ___________________, _________________ workers. | speeded up production easy lower-paid, less skilled |
| New inventions improved transportation. Who invented the steamboat? | Robert Fulton |
| New inventions improved communication. Who invented the telegraph? | Samuel F. B. Morse |
| New inventions improved farm production. Who invented the lightweight plow? | John Deere |
| New technologies linked regions and contributed to ____________ | national unity |
| Hypothesize the effect on the Industrial Revolution of Sam Slater hadn’t come here in secret and shared his knowledge. | We wouldn’t have been so far ahead than we were |
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