chapter 5 lesson 2 Flashcards
This road was a major east-to-west highway extending from Cumberland, WV to Wheeling, VA.
National Road
Who introduced the first steamboat and what was its name?
Robert Fulton, the Clermont
Who introduced the “iron horse” engine and what was its name?
Peter Cooper, Tom Thumb
Why were some people afraid of the train?
Some thought it was dangerous, uncomfortable, dirty, and ugly.
What did those who supported the railroad believe?
- faster than stagecoaches or wagons
- could go anywhere track was laid
- helped create national markets in the West
- increased demand for iron and coal
What were the four main things needed for the industrial revolution?
- manufacturing with large, complex machines rather than hand tools
- organized specific tasks per person
- work in factories over home workshops
- selling goods nationwide and abroad instead of just locally
This is based on private property rights and allows people to acquire capital and make their own choices on how to use it.
Free Enterprise
These allowed companies to become corporations and raise money by issuing stock through limited liability.
Incorporation Laws
This person is credited for introducing the Industrial Revolution to the United States.
Samuel Slater
This was the system that hired mostly women and children to pay less money. This built dorms for their workers to live and enforced strict supervision and rules to live.
Lowell System.
These were things created by Eli Whitney that allowed machines to produce large amounts of identical pieces that could be assembled into finished goods.
interchangeable parts
What did Samuel F.B. Morse perfect?
Morse Code
What was life like for an average worker during the late 1820’s and early 1830’s?
- 14-18 hr workdays
- 6 day work weeks
- earned less than what they needed (around $600 they needed per year, but earned $500)
This case declared strikes legal.
Commonwealth vs. Hunt
