SS Chapter 13 Content Review

How did Samuel Slater change the American factory system? (Choose 2)

• He hired whole families and provided them housing.

• He used a “Crompton’s mule” to increase the number of employees.

• He provided transportation to the factories from villages that were located far away.

• He used textiles to expand factories into plantations.

• He used watermills to power machines.

Why were factories often located near rivers?

• They needed to use a watermill for power.

• They needed to use the river for dumping waste.

• They needed to use the river for drinking.

• They needed to use a water wheel for washing textiles.

What effect did the invention of the cotton gin have?

• made growing cotton less profitable

• increased productivity of cotton farming

• decreased the need for slaves

• encouraged farmers to move west

Identify the types of work and conditions enslaved African Americans experienced in different locations. Write the types of work and conditions in the BEST boxes to complete the table.

What were economic impacts of the invention of and improvements to the steamboat? (Choose 2)

• Shipping costs increased.

• Shipping costs decreased.

• Transportation times increased.

• Rivers became less important for trade.

• Cities developed along major rivers and the Great Lakes.

What effect did the invention of the cotton gin have?

• end of plantation lifestyle

• increase in use of slave labor

• decrease in cotton production

• industrialization of the South

Who improved the steamboat by making it faster and more efficient?

• Robert Fulton

• Samuel Slater

• Eli Whitney

In the North, industrialization led to

• urbanization and development of industry

• development of resources, industries, and more settlement

• expansion of the plantation system

In the South, industrialization led to

• urbanization and development of industry

• development of resources, industries, and more settlement

• expansion of the plantation system

In the West, industrialization led to

• urbanization and development of industry

• development of resources, industries, and more settlement

• expansion of the plantation system