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Industrial Revolutio
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the Industrial Revolution? | A change in the way goods were produced |
| When was the Industrial Revolution? | 1790's to early 1800's |
| Where was the Industrial Revolution? | Northern states, mills located near rivers, urban (city) areas start to develop |
| What was the Slater Mill? | 1st American mill that made thread and textiles in Pawtucket, Rhode Island |
| What were the Lowell Mills? | offered dorms with strict rules, in Massachusetts |
| What kind of transportation helped the Industrial Revolution? | new railroads, steamboats, improved roads and canals |
| How did the new forms of transportation help? | made travel faster, shipping goods faster, less expensive to ship goods, and helped cities grow |
| What is the Erie Canal? | links Albany to Buffalo in NY, links NYC to the Great Lakes, made NYC important trade center |