21.1

Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in Great Britain?

•  Great Britain had all the factors of production including two key resources: coal and iron ore.
• Great Britain had a more highly educated workforce to operate machinery.

How did improvements in the textile industry change the labor force?

• Mechanization eliminated the need for skilled laborers and gave birth to the factory system.

• Mechanization lead to a specialized labor force who focused on specific types of textiles.

How did mechanization change labor?

• Machines decreased the number of workers and required less skilled workers.
• Machines required more highly educated workers trained in new technologies. 

Why was the invention of the cotton gin important to world history?

•  Eli Whitney's invention increased the need for laborers causing an increase in slavery in the American South.

• Eli Whintey's invention lead to the development of the factory system in Great Britain.

How did the steam engine improve industry?

• James Watt's steam engine was adapted to power factory machines and sources of transportation.
• James Watt's steam engine eliminated a factory's dependence on water for factories. 

How did the steamboat improve civilization? 

• Steamboats made water travel quicker and improved the transport of goods via waterways.
• Steamboats enabled factories to develop in the African interior and develop an infrastructure.

How did the invention of the steam locomotive change civilization?

• The steam locomotive transformed the American south into an industrial giant.
• The steam locomotive improved transportation and led to the development of railways. 

What can historically be inferred from this passage?

• The region described has the infrastructure needed for industrialization

• The region described has serious limitations for future commerce.

What can historically inferred from the chart?

• The skyrocket in the consumption of cotton would create a need for more cotton farming.

• The skyrocket in the consumption of cotton could be attributed to British nationalism.

What can we infer from the map?

• Slavery spread rapidly during the early Industrial Revolution.

• Northern Industrialists ended the practice of slavery.