Industrial Revolution Flashcards
When was the 1st Industrial Revolution?
1760 - 1800s
When was the 2nd Industrial Revolution
1800s - 1920
What inventions were created during the 1st Revolution?
The telegraph, the steamboat, locomotives, the spinning jenny and interchangeable parts
Who invented the spinning jenny?
James Hargreaves
Which two natural resources contributed to the growth of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain.
Iron and Coal
Describe Working Conditions for factory workers
Child Labor, Harsh, Dirty, Prone to Disease, little pay
Who developed interchangable parts and why did it help the American Industrial Revolution?
Mass production of products with similar parts became extremely easy.
What was the 1st Industrial Revolution?
New technologies changed the way products were made, how farming was done and how people lived.
What was the 2nd revolution?
Steel became a mass-produced material, which helped in the creation of numerous inventions out of steel (such as skyscrapers)
