Expansion & Growth

Front

Widespread use of machines to produce goods (rather than by hand)...

Back

industrialization

Front

Samuel Slater built the first ____ in the U.S. in Rhode Island.

Back

water-powered textile mill

Front

Machines allowed people to...

Back

produce goods more rapidly

Front

Because of the Industrial Revolution, ______ replaced skilled craftspeople.

Back

expert artisans

Front

Before men and women started going to work in separate spheres, they typically would...

Back

work together on small farms/shops

Front

"Lowell girls" were...

Back

female textile workers

Front

Lowell workers' strikes led to...

Back

the first organization of working women

Front

Who brought the use of interchangeable parts to the U.S.?

Back

Eli Whitney

Front

The reaper made it so that farmers...

Back

no longer had to harvest wheat by hand

Front

Roads, railroads, and canals are all examples of...

Back

infrastructure