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Industrial Revolution

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    Review of major events of the Industrial Revolution
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  • What is the name of the event during which the invention of machines changed the way that manufactured goods were produced?
    Industrial Revolution
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  • In what part of the United States did the Industrial Revolution begin?
    Northeast
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  • Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in the northeastern United States?
    because there were a lot of water resources and coal and iron deposits
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  • What invention helped to make the cleaning of cotton faster and easier? Who invented it?
    cotton gin, Eli Whitney
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  • What idea did Eli Whitney develop which allowed for the mass production of identical machine made parts?
    interchangeable parts
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  • What invention helped to make the harvesting of wheat easier?
    mechanical reaper
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  • Who invented the steel plow?
    John Deere
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  • What impact did the steamboat have?
    It made it easier to travel upstream and improved the shipping of goods (more efficient)
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  • The completion of what structure connected Buffalo, New York to the Hudson River?
    Erie canal
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  • What is urbanization?
    The movement of people from the farms to the cities
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  • Who were the typical workers in the factories?
    women and children
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  • What individual memorized the way that the British built their spinning machines and then immigrated to America and built a factory?
    Samuel Slater
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  • What individual developed the factory system and produced cloth from start to finish in one factory?
    Francis Cabbot Lowell
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  • What were some of the effects of increased urbanization in the cities as a result of the Industrial Revolution?
    increased crime, overcrowding, poverty, pollution, spread of disease
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  • How did the War of 1812 contribute to the industrialization of the United States?
    the war disrupted trading so Americans were forced to begin manufacturing their own goods
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  • What economic system helped the United States to industrialize?
    Free enterprise
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