Industrial revolution

Question 1

Cotton Gin

Answer 1

A machine separating cotton from seeds x

Question 2

Lowell Massachusetts

Answer 2

The city became known as the cradle of the American Industrial Revolution because of its textile mills and factories.

Question 3

The “American System” of manufacturing

Answer 3

The factory system of woman labor

Question 4

Steamboats

Answer 4

boats used for goods transportation

Question 5

Railroads

Answer 5

The railroad opened the way for the settlement of the West, provided new economic opportunities, stimulated the development of town and communities, and generally tied the country together. Connected towns, provided a way for people to see each other.

Question 6

Erie Canal

Answer 6

the longest artificial waterway and the greatest public works project in North America. The canal put New York on the map as the Empire State

Question 7

The middle class

Answer 7

During the late 19th and early to middle 20th century, middle class families were able to afford a house, likely some hired help, and a very nice standard of living on one salary. Poor whites and free blacks were not in the middle class

Question 8

The Woman’s sphere

Answer 8

realm of domestic life. Focused on childcare, housekeeping and religion, traditional gender roles