Industrial Revolution

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Who invented the telegraph?

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Samuel Morse

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Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

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England

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The first factories in the U.S. primarily focused on creating....

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Textiles

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Which group most likely received the greatest benefit from the invention of the cotton gin? Options: factory managers, Irish immigrants, plantation owners, textile workers

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plantation owners

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The combination of resources, improved transportation, and technological breakthroughs all led to the

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industrial revolution

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During the mid-1800s the development of the factory system in the United States contributed to .....,

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the rapid growth of cities

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In the early days of the Industrial Revolution, many factories were built along swift flowing rivers primarily

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water power was used to drive factory machines

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Which is most likely the importance of the Erie Canal being built in 1825?

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connected the Mississippi River and the Hudson River making transportation of goods easier

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Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions? Dangerous working conditions, Widespread pollution, Long hours

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Minimum Wages for workers

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Mass Production led to:

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goods became less expensive