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29 Cards in this Set
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How old was Harriet Hanson Robinson when she began working in the textile mills and Lowell Mass |
10 |
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What happened to employees when labor is became more plentiful |
Cut wages |
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Revolution were transformed America forever |
Industrial Revolution |
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How were goods made before the Industrial Revolution |
made at home |
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What replaced handtools? |
Factory machines |
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Where did the industrial revolution begin? |
Britain |
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Where did Samuel Slater build his first mill? |
Pawtucket Rhode island |
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What year was his first factory built? |
1793 |
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Why was it difficult for Samuel to leave England? |
It was illegal to leave the country |
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Who did Slater first hire to work in the factories? |
Small group of children |
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Who were the kids replacement? |
Whole family |
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Why was the New England region a good place to start factories? |
The mills needed water to power them and New England had running streams |
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What is a factory system? |
Method of production using many workers and machines in one building |
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List two reasons American industry grew during the war of 1812 |
Americans were manufacturing their own goods and re blockade stopped investors from spending money on ships and trading |
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Who worked in the yarn mills? |
Girls |
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Where did the girls come from? |
Farms |
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What happened to the working conditions when the profits began to fall? |
Wages dropped and working conditions worsened |
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What were some advantages of steam power over water for these factories? |
Used coal and wood and not moving water |
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In 1797 what was Eli Whitney commissioned to make for the military? |
10,000 muskets |
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What did he invent to make gun making easier and more profitable? |
Machine to produce same part |
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Why did Robert Fulton invent? |
Steamboats |
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What could it do? |
Mine against currents and strong winds |
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What did Henry Miller shreve invent? |
Steamship that could travel up the Mississippi |
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What did Peter cooper invent? |
Telegraph |
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What was the yet if the first long distance telegraph? |
1837 |
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What did John Deere invent? |
Plow |
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How was it different from other plows? |
It was lightweight |
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What did Cyrus McCormick invent? |
Reaper that cut grain faster |
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The growth of northeastern textile mills increased demand for.... |
Southern cotton |
