Industrial Revolution

The invention of these made it possible to replace a broken part with ease instead of having to wait for custom replacements

• mass production

• division of labor

• interchangeable parts

This invention turned rivers into busy routes for traders and travelers.

• Railroads

• Steamboat

• Telegraph

• Mechanical Reaper

Who invented the steamboat 1804?

• Cyrus Mc Cormick
• Elias Howe
• Samuel F.B. Morse
• Robert Fulton

The telegraph...

• was invented by Morse Code

• allowed people to communicate instantaneously

• allowed the government to share information quickly

• connected continents, like America to Europe

What did Samuel Morse invent?

• Telegraph and Morse Code

• telephone

• electricity

• radio

The Industrial Revolution was ...

• a war fought between Britain and U.S.
• When people worked more on farms than factories 
• time of inventing and industry 
• started in the U.S. and moved into Britain 

Cities began to grow around the industrial centers because...

• people wanted to be part of the new growing cities 
• people had to live near the factory to be able to work there because of lack of transportion
• people did not like living on farms anymore 
• farms were all failing and people wanted to see what cities were like 

Slavery was impacted by the industrial revolution by...

• as the demand for cotton lessened the number of slaves decreased 
• as the demand for cotton increased the number of slaves increased 
• the North refused to buy cotton from the South because of slavery 
• Slavery was not impacted by the Industrial Revolution because it was in the South and the factories were in the North

Who made up most of the work force in the Northern factories? 

• Slave labor 
• adult men 
• children and women 
• retired farmers 

The combination of resources, improved transportation, and technological breakthroughs all led to the

• Era of Good Feelings

• Industrial Revolution

• Manifest Destiny

• Adoption of gold standard