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57 Cards in this Set
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_____ _____ drove the machines during the early stages of the Industrial Revolution.
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Water Power
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Waterpowere represented an ___________ ____ _____ _____ but it did have problems.
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improvement over human power
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The water flow could vary with _______.
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seasons
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A factory had to be located beside a _____ _____.
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steam river
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Often factories were not located near
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raw
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People found a more continuous,dependable and portable source through the _____ _____.
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steam power
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Who created the engine that was used to pump water to mines?
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Thomas Newcome
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What year did Thomas Newcome invent his engine?
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1712
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What did Thomas Newcome engine's do?
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Pumped water from mines
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Thomas Newcome's engine was a _____ engine.
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crude
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The crude engine was ____ and _________ to operate.
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slow & expensive
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What was James Watt?
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A Scottish instrument maker and engineer
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What did James Whatt do?
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Made several improvement to the steam engine
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What did James Watt use to create steam?
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Heated water with coal
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THe Textile Industries quickly adopted the Watt engine to the New ________ & _______ Machines.
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Spinning & Weaving.
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Steam replaced ______ as industrys most powerful source.
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Water
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Becuase of ______, it was possible to create factories anywhere.
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steam
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The inventions of more machines produced a great demand for more ____.
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ironm
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It was discovered that ____ worked better than wood or charcoal.
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Coal
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Who had large amount of the resources needed?
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Britain
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Why did many early steel engines explode?
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Because the iron used to build them couldn't stand the high resources of steam.
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Steel is _______________
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iron with certain impurities removed.
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In the early 1800s the process to make steel was too slow & ________.
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expensive
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Who developed a difficient method of making steel?
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William Kelly
Henry Bessimer |
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What was the method of making steel by William Kelly and Henry Bessemer called?
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Bessemer Process
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What did the Bessemer Process Involve?
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Forcing air through the molten iron to burn out carbon and other impurities.
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What positive things did the Bessemer process do?
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Greatly reduced the time needed to turn iron into steel and this produced inexpensive steel.
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Becuase of the Bessemer Process, the price of Steel _________ ________.
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dropped rapidly
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What was produced from the Power Driven Machinery?
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1. Shoes
2. Clothing 3. Paper 4. Lumber 5. Ammunition |
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When did the Oil industry develop?
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After 1850
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Why did people start the Oil Industry?
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Becuase they were discourage w/ how to use crude oil or petroleum oil to produce Parrafin for candles.
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What was transformed by the Industrial Revolution?
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Transportation
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What happened to raods w/ thick dust in dry weather?
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They Blurred.
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What happened to roads when it rained?
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They were buried in slirry mudd when it rained and made travel difficult.
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How far could a passanger in a stage coahc travel in 1 day?
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50 miles
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What made less progress in a days journey?
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Packed Horses & Clumsy Wagons
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What made improved transportation necessary?
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Industrialization
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What did factories require the delivery of?
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Raw materials
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Who worked on a new way of building roads?
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John McAdam
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How did John McAdam improve roads?
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He put layers of carefully selected small stones atop a road bed of large stones.
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The stone roads were called _________ Roads.
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McAdam
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What is used to today to bind roads together?
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Asphalt
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What did Britain have that served as highways?
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Networks of Rivers
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What would eventually be turned toward transportation?
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Steam Power
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What connected rivers?
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Canals
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What made the production of Canals increase?
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Engineers using locks or gates to regulate the level & flow of water
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When were many canals built?
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Between 1760 & 1850
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Who established the first regular inland steamboat service?
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Robert Fulton
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Who had the "Clermont"?
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Robert Fulton
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What was Robert Fulton's boat called?
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The Clermont
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Where was the Clermont launched?
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Hudson River, 1807
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Where did the Clermont take regular trips to?
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Albany & NYC
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What year did the Great Western cross the Atlantic Ocean?
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1838
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What was the name of the ship operated compant that crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 15 days?
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Great Western
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What ocean did teh Great Western cross?
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Atlantic
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How many days did it take the Great Western to cross the Atlantic Ocean?
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15
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What textbook pages should you be reading?
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494 - 497
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