Name and describe one new technology that brought about about the Industrial Revolution

Cotton Gin - removed seeds from cotton fiber

How did roadways improve transportation and impact westward expansion?

Travel was easier and people were more willing to move west, Roadways cleared forests and allowed wagons to travel to new places

Another reason New England was favorable for industry:

It had many rivers that provided power to run machines

What was the factory system?

It brought all steps of manufacturing under one roof

Why were interchangeable parts important in producing goods?

could produce many different good on mass scalereduce price

Name and describe another technology that brought about the Industrial Revolution in the U.S

power loom wove cloth, steam engine provided power

What was the Industrial Revolution?

move from a farming based economy to one based on industry

One reason New England was favorable for industry?

Near to ports in order to ship goods/

What was another thing that made life difficult in factories

Noisy conditions could cause hearing loss, lack of safety devices could cause injury

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1
A third reason New England was favorable for industry:
all answers are reasons
It had wealthy merchants that would invest in the factories
It had people willing to move from farms to factories
It was near natural resources such as iron and coal
2
What region of the United States did the Industrial Revolution begin?
Midwest
West
New England
South
3
Name and describe one new technology that brought about about the Industrial Revolution
The automobile -allowed people to travel places faster
The compass - allowed people travel easier
Cotton Gin - removed seeds from cotton fiber
4
How did roadways improve transportation and impact westward expansion?
None of the answers are correct
Travel was easier and people were more willing to move west
Roadways cleared forests and allowed wagons to travel to new places
5
Name and describe another technology that help bring about the Industrial Revolution in U.S.
The internet allowed people access to more information
The radio
Spinning Jenny wove cloth
Spinning Jenny made thread
6
Another reason New England was favorable for industry:
It had plenty of land that was not settled
It was where the capital was?
It had many rivers that provided power to run machines
7
What was the factory system?
Its a system of making factories
It brought all steps of manufacturing under one roof
Its a move from the city to the country
Its a system in which people work in factories
8
Why were interchangeable parts important in producing goods?
It made things easier
the application of scientific discoveries to practical use
could produce many different good on mass scalereduce price
Gives the person legal rights to an invention and the profit
9
How did steamboats improve transportation and affect westward expansion?
Steamboats allowed for boats to go up and down stream
Steamboats made travel faster and easier and goods cheaper
All of the above
Steamboats help connect regions of the country and river cities grew
10
Name and describe another technology that brought about the Industrial Revolution in the U.S
XBOX 360
power loom wove cloth
steam engine provided power
the printing press allow more people to read material
11
Large quantities of uniform parts that could replace identical parts?
patent
technology
changing parts
interchangeable parts
12
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
Spain
Great Brtiain
America
France
13
What was the Industrial Revolution?
When the French rebelled against the King
When the British and French fought a war in the 1800s
move from a farming based economy to one based on industry
When the Americans defeated the British
14
One reason New England was favorable for industry?
It was where the most farming was
It was the least populated
No one was there invest
Near to ports in order to ship goods/
15
Name two conditions that made work difficult in factories
low wages short hours
The long trip from their home and the traffic
Low wages and long hours
16
What was another thing that made life difficult in factories
Noisy conditions could cause hearing loss
Not enough people working in the factory
They were only off Saturdays
lack of safety devices could cause injury
17
What problems arose with the growth of cities ?
unsanitary conditions
threat of fire
all of the above
overcrowding

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