American Industrial Revolution

Question 1

What was the Industrial Revolution?

Answer 1

An era of rapid growth in production in the 1800’s marked by a move from handmade to machine made goods and large scale urbanization

Question 2

What was the Lowell System? What did Lowell Mills produce? Describe the working conditions there.

Answer 2

Famous textile Mills in Massachusetts, employing mostly young women (the Lowell girls) and producing textiles. Working conditions were harsh in most early factories and Mills.

Question 3

What did Samuel Slater to the United States that marked the beginning of American industrialization?

Answer 3

Stolen secrets from British textile Mills.

Question 4

What were interchangeable parts and who credited with popularizing it?

Answer 4

Eli Whitney; they can be replaced and produced easily by unskilled workers.