Industrial Revolution

Front

Why were factories often located near rivers?

Back

They needed to use a watermill for power.

Front

Who improved the steamboat by making it faster and more efficient?

Back

Robert Fulton

Front

Which of the following best completes the graphic organizer?
Options:

made growing cotton less profitable

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increased productivity of cotton farming

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decreased the need for slaves

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encouraged farmers to move west

Back

increased productivity of cotton farming

Front

Slaves on __________ worked long, difficult hours picking cotton.

Back

plantations

Front

Slaves on ____________________ worked crops to be sold at local markets and may have been treated better than slaves on plantations.

Back

small farms

Front

Slaves in _______________ worked in factories and learned new skills.

Back

cities

Front

Which phrase best completes the diagram?
Options:

end of plantation lifestyle

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increase in use of slave labor

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decrease in cotton production

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industrialization of the South

Back

increase in use of slave labor

Front

Complete the graphic organizer.

Back

expansion of the plantation system

Front

Complete the graphic organizer.

Back

urbanization and development of industry

Front

Complete the graphic organizer.

Back

development of industries, resources, and more settlement