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Industrial Revolution

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A period of rapid growth in the use of machines in manufacturing and production that began in the mid-1700s.

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Textile

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Cloth

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Technology

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The tools used to produce goods or to do work

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Interchangeable Parts

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A process developed by Eli Whitney in the 1790s for making each part of a machine exactly the same.

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Mass Production

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The efficient production of large numbers of identical goods.

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Rhode Island System

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A system developed by Samuel Slater in the mid-1800s where whole families were hired as textile workers and the factory was divided into simple tasks.

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Lowell System

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The use of water-powered textile mills that employed young, unmarried women in the 1800s.

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Trade Unions

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Workers' organizations that try to improve working conditions.

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Strikes

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The refusal of workers to perform their jobs until employers meet their demands.

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Transportation Revolution

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The rapid growth in the speed and convenience of transportation.