Unit 7 Review Industrial Revolution

-job opportunities increased

-agriculture used more machines

-prices of goods became cheaper

• industrialization

• westward migration

• expansion of US territory

steel plows, steam engines, mechanical reapers, Bessemer process all result in:

• higher consumer costs

• less consumer choice

• efficient production of goods

interchangeable parts leads to:

• the parent system

• mass-production techniques

• 8 hour workday

A major effect of the Erie Canal:

• rapid growth of cities in the Northeast

• increase in cotton to England

• increase in cost of shipping goods

An effect of Samuel Morse's best-known innovation:

• long-distance transmission of information

• faster cross-country mail delivery

• reduced sectional differences

An effect of the cotton gin:

• reduced number of slaves needed

• increased the time needed to grow cotton

• increased the profitability of slavery

An effect of the steamboat:

• decreasing need for canals

• more efficient movement of goods

• transporting workers from southern states to northern states

MAIN PUSH factor for Irish immigration:

• Catholic persecution

• political unrest

• crop failure

An effect of building the National Road:

• prevent border disputes between states

• promote free-enterprise system

• stop new territories from forming

What other factor contributed to industrialization?

• growth of labor unions

• new transportation systems

• increased governmental regulations