#10 The Industrial Revolution
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The Industrial Revolution began in this country in the mid-1700s. | ||
This man invented the cotton gin. He also had the idea to build machines that would make parts for things like guns, etc. that would be exactly alike. | ||
This gives the person who invents something the exclusive right from the government to build it. | ||
One out of how many people were slaves in the South around 1860? | ||
(true or false) In order to meet labor supply demands, some factories employed many children. | ||
This machine held 100 spindles of thread and was operated by water power. | ||
This is the process by which each worker in a shop specializes in making one part of a complex item. | ||
This machine was invented by Eli Whitney and its purpose was to clean cotton fibers from the cotton seeds. | ||
The third most immigrants coming to the United States in the mid-1800s were were from this country. | ||
The most immigrants coming to the United States in the mid-1800s were from this country. | ||
The second most immigrants coming to the United States in the mid-1800s were from this country. | ||
James Hargreaves invented this machine which allowed the spinning of several threads at once. | ||
The secret organization of "nativists" became known as this. | ||
This man memorized the design of Richard Arkwright's mill in England and brought it to America in 1789. | ||
This man developed the idea of selling goods using the installment plan. He also built the first commercially successful sewing machine. | ||
This was the most important crop in the South. | ||
This man patented his sewing machine in 1846 which made clothing production quicker. | ||
Cotton fibers had to be separated from the seeds by hand, which was usually done by slaves at the rate of this many pounds of cotton per day. | ||
Because the newly invented machines of this time period were so expensive, they were mostly owned by these people. | ||
(true or false) The change from handmade goods to goods made by machines has become known as the "Machines Revolution". | ||
(true or false) The Supreme Order of the Star Spangled Banner secretly opposed foreigners and supported native-born Protestants for political office. | ||
(true or false) In the late 1700s, Britain tried to keep its inventions secret from other countries. | ||
The Industrial Revolution began when a series of inventions brought revolution to this industry. | ||
In 1819, this man invented a plow made entirely of iron. | ||
This man built the first factory in America. It was a spinning factory in Rhode Island. Samuel Slater helped him accomplish this goal. | ||
This blacksmith developed a sturdy steel plow that made prairie farming much easier. | ||
This man built a loom powered by water. Using this loom, a worker could produce 200 times more cloth in a day than was possible before. | ||
This man brought together under one roof all the machines needed to turn raw cotton into cloth. | ||
From 1845 to 1849, there was a terrible famine in Ireland during which 750,000 people died. This famine was known as this. | ||
During the Industrial Revolution, the economy shifted from farming to this. |