Industrial Revolution 3 2/12/16 Flashcards
How did the role of women change during the early 1800’s.
Women were gaining their own rightss
How did the invention of the railroad and steam engine affect the US?
Drew trade from interior states
Reduced time it took to get places
Did cost of shipping drop?
Yes, the cost of shipping dropped by 60-70%
What is the B & O Railroad
The first railroad charted in the US
What was the first steam locomotive built in the USA?
George Stephenson created the first steam locmotive
The Steamboat Dewitt Clinton was named after was named after the builder of the ___________.
The builder of the Erie Canal
What were the two transcontinental railroads?
Union Pacific Railroad and Central Pacific Railroad
Where did the two transcontinental railroads start?
Started at Missouri River
Where did the two transcontinental railroads meet?
Met at Promontory, Utah
What was the Transcontinental Railroad?
The transcontinental railroad is a network of railroad trackage that crosses a continental land mass with terminals at different oceans or continental borders.
Describe the different workers who helped build the railroads
South- slaves
North- Irish immigrants
What happened at Promontory, Utah?
May 10, 1896 the Union and Central Pacific Railroads (Transcontinental Railroads) joined rails
List 4 elements that made the Industrial Revolution possible
Textiles Railroads Iron Coal Steel
Name 4 of the first American factories and what they made.
Slater Mill- textiles
Lowell Mill- textiles
Boston Manufacturing Company- textiles
Lakeside Mills- corn products
What did the Boston Manufacturing Company do?
Built America’s first integrated textile factory that performed every operation necessary to transform cotton lint into finished cloth
