Before the Industrial Revolution, how did most people make goods?
by hand
What helped boats go faster?
steam engines
What helped power machines?
water
Why was mass production important?
because it became faster and cheaper to make goods
WHO built machines in the U.S to make cloth?
Samuel Slater
What did locomotives do?
They made trains move faster
Why were canals built?
To transport goods faster
Why was cotton important?
cotton was used to make cloth
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
What did the cotton gin do?
It removed seeds from the cotton plant
What was it like working in factories during the Industrial Revolution?
it was dangerous and workers had to work all day