Chapter 11 “The North” Part 2 Ms. Monteiro

Industrial Revolution Changes in Working Life Transportation Revolution Grab Bag Other Technological Advances

Row 1, Col 1 Country where the Industrial Revolution began Britain (England)

2,1 Definition of textile manufacturing The making of cloth

3,1 Person who illegally left England and brought the textile making secrets to the U.S. Samuel Slater

4,1 Eli Whitney’s idea that made machines easier to assemble and broken parts easier to replace Interchangeable parts

5,1 Why were there fewer mills in the South compared to the North Agriculture (farming) was seen in the South as an easier way to make a living

1,2 Due to the efforts of people like Sarah G. Bagley, what became the length of the typical work day in some states? 10 hours per day

2,2 How much were children paid compared to men and women in the mills? They were paid less (no minimum wage laws)

3,2 What was the Rhode Island System? Slater hired families and divided factory work into simple tasks

4,2 Besides paying their workers, what two other things did Lowell and Slater provide for their workers? Houses and stores

5,2 For how many years did a typical Lowell girl work at a mill? 4 years

1,3 What was the Tom Thumb? Small, powerful locomotive

2,3 Because it linked many parts of the country, this transportation invention was especially helpful for advancing the economy. Railroad

3,3 What replaced wood as a source of power during the Transportation Revolution? coal

4,3 In the late 1870s, what increased the demand for coal? Needed to fire the furnaces that made steel

5,3 Because lumber could be transported more easily once railroads were more widely used, what took place on a large scale? Deforestation – the cutting down and removal of trees

1,4 What did the mechanical reaper do? Quickly cut down wheat

2,4 Inventor of the mechanical reaper Cyrus McCormick

3,4 Using Elias Howe’s invention, who made improvements on it and became the world’s largest maker of sewing machines by1860? Isaac Singer

4,4 In order to be able to buy the new inventions, what two things did people like McCormick and Singer offer to customers? Buying on credit and repair services

5,4 What is mass production? Producing large identical amounts of an item

4,4 What happens at a textile mill? Cloth is made

4,4 Practice of hiring entire families to work at a factory Rhode Island System

4,4 During what war did a blockade by British ships force Americans to buy manufactored goods from American manufacturers instead of European suppliers War of 1812

4,4 Definition of “mass production” Efficient production of large numbers of identical products

4,4 Person (he provided the money) who teamed with Samuel Slater to build the first textile mill in the U.S. Moses Brown