Chapter 13 American Industrial Revolution

How did Samuel Slater change the American factory system? (Choose 2)

• He hired whole families and provided them housing.

• He used a “Crompton’s mule” to increase the number of employees.

• He provided transportation to the factories from villages that were located far away.

• He used textiles to expand factories into plantations.

• He used watermills to power machines.

Why were factories often located near rivers?

• They needed to use a watermill for power.

• They needed to use the river for dumping waste.

• They needed to use the river for drinking.

• They needed to use a water wheel for washing textiles.

Which phrase best completes the graphic organizer?

• made growing cotton less profitable

• increased productivity of cotton farming

• decreased the need for slaves

• encouraged farmers to move west

Identify the types of work slaves experienced in different locations.

PLANTATIONS

• worked growing crops to be sold at local markets

• worked in fields often picking cotton

• worked in factories

Identify the types of conditions slaves experienced in different locations.

PLANTATIONS

• may be treated a little better and learned new skills but still considered property and not paid

• may be treated a little better but still considered property and not paid

• very long hours doing difficult work

Identify the types of work slaves experienced in different locations.

SMALL FARMS

• worked growing crops to be sold at local markets

• worked in fields often picking cotton

• worked in factories

Identify the types of conditions slaves experienced in different locations.

SMALL FARMS

• may be treated a little better and learned new skills but still considered property and not paid

• may be treated a little better but still considered property and not paid

• very long hours doing difficult work

Identify the types of work slaves experienced in different locations.

CITIES

• worked growing crops to be sold at local markets

• worked in fields often picking cotton

• worked in factories

Identify the types of conditions slaves experienced in different locations.

CITIES

• may be treated a little better and learned new skills but still considered property and not paid

• may be treated a little better but still considered property and not paid

• very long hours doing difficult work

What were the economic impacts of the invention of and improvements to the steamboat? (Choose 2)

• Shipping costs increased.

• Shipping costs decreased.

• Transportation times increased.

• Rivers became less important for trade.

• Cities developed along major rivers and the Great Lakes.