Industrial Revolution

The War of 1812 served as a catalyst in the -

• Early Republic

• Westward Expansion

• Start of political parties

• Industrial Revolution

How did the Cotton Gin impact slavery?

• Cotton was cleaned more efficiently, therefore slave owners needed fewer slaves working on plantations.

• Cotton was cleaned more efficiently, therefore creating an increased need for slaves to plant and pick cotton.

• There was an increase in the amount of cotton grown, therefore the South became the center for textile factories.

• There was an increase in the amount of cotton grown, therefore slaves moved North in order to work in textile factories.

The mass production of consumer goods becomes more efficient after -

• The price of manufactured goods rises.

• Interchangeable parts are developed

• The number of markets decreases.

• Transportation problems limit access to markets.

Ease in shipping products to markets and decrease in prices was a result of -

• The Cotton Gin

• Expansion of railroads

• Factories

• The War of 1812

-Individuals make products and profits

-Competition allowed with little government interference

-Prices set by supply and demand

• American System

• Mercantilism

• Free enterprise

• Command economy

The South primarily focuses on agriculture while the North manufactured primarily because -

• Northern plantations could not grow cotton.

• Physical geography supported different economies.

• Slavery was a necessity in both regions of the U.S.

• Southerners lacked available land to build factories.

“Operations are made in one day with its aid, which could not be done in two to four weeks by mail…”

-Richard B. DuBoff, Research in Economic History, Vol. 8, pp. 253-77.

• the expansion of rapid communication to long distances.

• a dramatic increase in people living in rural areas.

• streamlined mass production of goods.

• a decrease in the overall cost of goods to markets.

Population is selected U.S. cities increased in 1840 because -

• People moved to cities looking for economic opportunities.

• People moved to port cities to protect against naval blockades.

• People moved away from cities due to overcrowding and disease.

• People moved away from cities due to threats from Natives.

Women's roles were affected during the Industrial Revolution by -

• creating unions to support workers

• seeking positions in political offices

• leaving home to work in factories

• gaining the right to vote

The creation of the Erie Canal impacted the development of the U.S. by -

• connecting western markets to northeastern manufacturing centers

• encouraging needed improvements in water transportation

• limiting the amount of goods able to be transported between markets

• increased the amount of manufacturing centers in the south