HOMEWORK CH. 7 PGS. 256- 261 DUE MONDAY 2/1/16

1. In which industry did the Industrial Revolution begin? 256-261 1. In which industry did the Industrial Revolution begin? 2. What were the first factories built near? 3. How did Samuel Slater smuggle the idea for a factory to the U.S.?

256-261 4. How did the War of 1812 help industry in The United States grow? 5. Who was employed in the “Lowell Mills” 6. Why were repairs for machines expensive before the 1800”s?

7. What impact did Eli Whitney’s invention have on the price of goods? 8. Why would factories employ children as young as 7 or 8? 9. What often happened to workers who operated the early machines? 10. How are working conditions better today than they were in the early 1800’s?