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Unit 9:IndustrialRev
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the Industrial Revolution? | A period of rapid growth in using machines for production that began in the mid 1700s |
| What are textiles? | Cloth items |
| What did Richard Arkwright invent? | Water Frame |
| What was Samuel Slater known for? | Memorizing the design on textile mills and immigrating to the United States |
| What is technology? | The tools used to produce items or do work |
| What did Eli Whitney Invent? | Cotton Gin |
| What is an interchangeable part? | Parts of multiple machines that are identical |
| What is mass production? | The efficient production of large number of identical goods |
| Who did the Rhode Island System hire? | Whole families |
| What was the system of water powered textile mills that employed young unmarried women? | Lowell System |
| Trade Unions did what? | tried to improve pay and working conditions |
| What is it called where labor unions plan protest? | a strike |
| Who was the advocate for shorter work days and better conditions in factories? | Sarah G. Bagley |
| Who built a small but powerful locomotive? | Peter Cooper |