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How did the Industrial Revolution change the way work was performed?
machines too place of tools
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What were the inventions that enhanced the Industrial Revolution?
water frame, steam engine, interchangeable parts, and spinning jenny
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How did the factory system work?
brought workers and machines together
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The Industrial Revolution began in what industry?
Textile Industry
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Why were many textile mills located on rivers?
bc the spinning machine was ran by running water, to get the water from the river
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Why is Samuel Slater important to the Industrial Revolution in the U.S?
built the first water-frame-style spinning machine in the US
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How did the War of 1812 help U.S. manufacturers?
industries grew significy bc the US depended on themselves
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How was the Lowell factory system different from the European factory system?
combined spinning and weaving machines itno one factory which made it more productive
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What were some advantages of interchangeable parts?
- -manufacturing became more efficient
- -price of many goods dropped
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What problems did workers in factories face?
poor lighting, bad ventalation, dangerous machines, and long work
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Who generally worked in factories?
young children and women
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List two inventors and their invention during the Industrial Revolution.
- -steamboat- made river travel faster and cheaper-telegraph- communication more faster
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What was the cause of mass urbanization?
factories were built in the cities
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What are some examples of discrimmination that African Americans faced during the Industrial Revolution?
- -couldnt vote
- -couldnt work in factories or in skill trades
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What invention did Eli Whitney invent and how did it make growing cotton more profitable?
-cotton gin- sped up the proccess of making cotton
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How were northern textile mills and southern cotton plantations linked?
northern textile mills used the cotton southern textiles grew
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Why did cotton production and the number of slaves in the US both increase at the sam time?
because they grew more cotton so they needed more workers
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Who were the two groups of immigrants that were immigrating to America and why were they?
- -Ireland- escape famine
- -Germany
- escape failed revoutions
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What was an arugment for and against slave labor?
- For- it was more humane bc slaves didnt have to worry about employment
- Against-
couldnt leave their job; were beaten and whipped
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How widespread was slave ownership?
not even half of the south had owned slaves
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List three rights that were taken away from free african americans.
- 1. couldnt vote
- 2. couldnt serve on juries
- 3. couldnt attend public schools
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List two hardships african americans faced on plantations.
- 1. received harsh punishment
- 2. families were split up
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List three types of work enslaved african americans faced on plantations.
- 1. farm labor
- 2. house keeping
- 3. skill workers
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How did african americans preserve their culture?
music, dancing, and composed spirituals
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List three ways african americans resisted slavery.
- 1. worked slowly
- 2. fled north to freedom
- 3. broke farm equipment
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Where was the western frontier in the early 1800's?
Louisana Territory; west of Applachain Mountains
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What was the difference between a turnpike and other roads on which americans traveled west?
you had to pay to travel on the turnpike, the rest were free
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How did the Erie Canal benefit New York City?
helped make it the richest city in the nation
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How did the building of Erie Canal help farmers in the interior of the country?
goods could be shipped quickly and cheaper to the markets
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How did improved transportation lead to economic growth?
cheaper and faster way to ship your products to far away markets
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Who persuaded congress to pass the Missouri Compromise?
Henry Clay
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What were the provisions of the Missouri Compromise?
- 1. main was admitted as a free state
- 2. missouri was admitted as a slave state
- 3. louisana territory north of missouris southern border was free of slavery
- 4. slave owners cold pursue slaves into free regions
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Why would the issues addressed by the Missouri Compromise continue to tear the nation apart?
each new state would raise the issue of maintaining the balance of power in congress
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