Chapter 11 Section 1- The Industrial Revolution in America

Slide 4 - When did Samuel Slater open his first mill?

• 1973

• 1397

• 1739

• 1793

Slide 3- What did Richard Arkwright invent?

• The first car

• The first airplane

• The water frame

• textiles

Slide 3- Which presents an image of Richard Arkwright?

• 
• 
• 
• 

Slide 3- Why is Samuel Slater, a British man, important to the American Revolution?

• He invented the water frame

• He brought over knowledge of machinery from Britain to U.S.

• He owned the most mills ever in the United States.

• He started the Pawtucket Brewery in Quahog, Rhode Island.

Slide 3- How many years has it been since Samuel Slater first opened his mill?

• 225 years

• 252 years

• 125 year

• 75 years

Slide 4- On the timeline, between which two events did Samuel open his first Mill?

• WWI and WWII

• WWI and American Civil War

• The American Revolution and The Louisiana Purchase

• The Louisiana Purchase and the Civil War

Slide 5- Where did Samuel Slater Emigrate from?

• Sanger, California

• United Kingdom

• United States

• New England, America

Slide 6- What type of occupation (job) did most Americans have in the beginning of the 1800's?

• Factory Workers

• Farming

• McDonalds Workers

• Fisherman

Slide 2- Which term defines an era where people used machines to make more products faster.

• Textiles

• Machine Era

• Industrial Revolution

• Mass Production

Slide 8- When mills were first made, what was used to power them?

• Electricity

• Coal

• Wind

• Water