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Industrial Revolution 2

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    All Industrial Revolution
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  • What invention removed seeds from cotton 50 times faster than by hand?
    cotton gin
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  • What invention allowed people to expand westward and grow crops in hard-packed soil?
    steel-tipped plow
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  • What kind of transportation did Robert Fulton develop in America?
    Steamboats
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  • What was one problem with working in a factory?
    long hours, low pay, dangerous, boring, dirty air, too hot/cold
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  • How did canals and railroads affect the cost of shipping products?
    it was cheaper
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  • What kind of boats could travel faster, and travel upriver?
    steamboats
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  • How did steamboats affect the speed of shipping products?
    it was faster
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  • Who usually worked in factories?
    women, kids
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  • Why did kids work in factories?
    families needed money
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  • Did the cotton gin increase or decrease the demand for slaves in the South?
    increase
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  • Which part of the country had more factories?
    North, New England
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  • What did the mechanical reaper do?
    Helped harvest wheat faster
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  • What did Eli Whitney invent?
    cotton gin
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  • How did railroads and canals affect the SPEED of sending products?
    It was faster
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  • Which part of the country had more railroads?
    North and Midwest
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  • Which part of the country had slaves working on cotton plantations?
    the South
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