Chapter 12 (8th Grade)

Alfred Lewis Vail developed a system known as Morse code.

developed the strategy of hiring families and dividing work into simple tasks, known as the Rhode Island system

How did technological developments during the Industrial Revolution enable people to build factories almost anywhere?

invented the telegraph

came up with the idea of interchangeable parts

During the war of 1812, Americans began to buy items they needed from Americans instead of foreign suppliers

Textile manufacturers kept the costs of running a mill low by

Which statement best describes working conditions in the mills in the 1800s?

unsuccessfully sued to limit New York's waterway rights

The Transportation Revolution can best be describes as a period of

developed mills featuring power looms that could spin thread and weave cloth in the same mill

developed the mechanical reaper, a harvesting machine, in 1831

Isaac Singer is credited with the invention of the safety pin.

designer of the first full-sized commercial steamboat, the Clermont

Changes to manufacturing were needed in the mid-1700s because demand was greater than the supply of goods

The water frame revolutionized production of cloth by

Companies built their factories closer to cities and transportation centers in the mid-1800s to

fought to obtain a 10-hour workday for employees of private business

built the small but powerful locomotive Tom Thumb in 1830

In the mid-1800s, companies began to mass produce earlier inventions. What effect did this have on families?

What challenges did engineers and mechanics face while building railroads?

In 1870s, the demand for coal increased as the demand for steel grew because

The invention of the plow and the reaper helped the farming industry by

Most early strikes by unions were unsuccessful because the courts and the police did not take their side.