1. The Industrial North

2. Industrial Revolution
time of rapid growth in manufacturing
mostly happened in northern states

3. Textiles item used to make clothes
comes from raw materials such as cotton
made into woven cloth

4. Mass Production
to make large numbers of identical goods in a timely manner

5. Technology tools used to make items or perform a task
usually improves your way of life

6. Trade Unions organization that represents the interests of workers
tried to improve employee working conditions

7. Strikes form of protest
refusing to work until an employer meets employee demands

8. Sarah G. Bagley
Union activist
advocated a 10-hour work day

9. Richard Arkwright English inventor built water-powered spinning frame
improved cotton thread production

10. Lowell System created by Francis Cabot Lowell
used water-powered textile mills to weave, thread, and spin cotton
employed young, unmarried women

11. Rhode Island System work system created by Samuel Slater
hired entire families to accomplish simple tasks

12. Interchangeable Parts
developed by Eli Whitney
made each part of a machine exactly the same
replaced a single part instead of entire machine
allowed products to be mass-produced more efficiently

13. Transportation Revolution
rapid growth in the speed and convenience of transportation

14. Robert Fulton created the first steam-powered boat
boat was named Clermont
called it Fulton’s Folly because people thought it wouldn’t work

15. Gibbons v. Ogden Supreme Court decision
reinforced federal government’s authority over the states

16. Telegraph communication device created by Samuel Morse
used electric pulses to transmit messages across wires

17. Morse Code communication system developed for the telegraph
named after Samuel Morse
uses a combination of dots and dashes to represent letters of the alphabet

18. Cyrus McCormick invented the mechanical reaper
reaper quickly cut down wheat
increased wheat production

19. Isaac Singer patented an improved sewing machine
largest manufacturer of sewing machines in the U.S.

20. Henry Ford car manufacturer used assembly lines to mass-produce cars
started Ford Motor Company
famous for the Ford Model T car