EARLY INDUSTRY and INVENTIONS
How did the Industrial Revolution change the way people worked? Farming to Factories Hand tools to machine More goods, more quickly!
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
How did the Industrial Revolution make its way to America????
Four reasons New England was a good place to set up factories?
Rivers for water power Willing workers (subsistence farmers) Seaports for exporting Wealthy investors
For each inventor, name his invention and tell how his invention impacted life:
Samuel Slater First water powered textile mill in America Spinning mill
Francis Cabot Lowell Factory that spun raw cotton into yarn Women entered the work force
Who were the “Lowell girls”?
*Farm girls who moved into boarding houses to work in Lowell factories *Long hours and poor working conditions but living conditions better than at home
Robert Fulton Improved steamboat Faster water transportation
Samuel F.B. Morse telegraph – Morse Code faster communication
John Deere steel plow for harder soil of Midwest
Cyrus McCormick mechanical reaper faster/easier harvesting crops
Who came up with the idea for interchangeable parts Who came up with the idea for interchangeable parts? How did interchangeable parts change industry? Eli Whitney Faster production Easier repairs Assembly line