The Industrial Revolution

Prior to this invention, river travel depended on wind, water currents, and manpower.

• the cruise ship

• the steamboat

• the railroad

• the mechanized reaper

The economic system where the business owner chooses what product to produce, who to trade with, how much to produce, and the cost of the product.

• Free enterprise system

• Mercantilism

• Capitalism

• Communism

What impact did the steamboat have on society?

• people could move more easily around the country

• settlement patterns changed and towns/cities were developed along important waterways

• goods were sent across the world more efficiently

• the price of goods dropped because goods could be transported more efficiently

What two impacts did the free enterprise system have on the United States?

• We became less dependent on foreign nations

• We became more dependent on foreign nations

• The price of goods increased

• The price of goods decreased

Who patented the first steamboat in 1809?

• Eli Whitney

• Cyrus McCormick

• Robert Fulton

• Samuel Morse

What impact did urbanization have on society? (multi-select)

• poor housing condition; unsanitary living conditions

• extreme racism toward immigrants

• lack of city services (trash, sewage, et.)

• spread disease

What impact did the steamboat have on society? (multi-select)

• Cash crops began to replace subsistence farming as farmers could more easily get crops to market

• new cities developed along important waterways

• cities along important waterways saw a drastic increase in population

• it led to the migration of people

Inventor of the cotton gin

• Eli Whitney

• Samuel Morse

• Robert Fulton

• Cyrus McCormick

Which section of the nation embraced industrialization?

• the North

• the South

• the West

Which section of the nation refused to industrialize and as a result, remained dependent on its agrarian lifestyle and dependence on slave labor

• the North

• the South

• the West