Industrial Revolution, Immigration, and Transportation Assessment Flashcards
5+ Factors of Industry
1. Production Resources
(Natural Resources Available)
2. Favorable Location
(Geographic Features)
3. Climate
(Weather Patterns)
4. Proximity to Water
(Closeness to Water)
5. Transportation
(What Types of Transportation were Available in the 1800s?)
6. Available Work Force
(Who can work?)
7. A Marketplace for the Finished Product
(Who is buying the goods?)Francis Cabot Lowell
Created the Lowell Mill System
Mass Production
The ability to produce many things at a time
Role of Streams in Mills
Provided drinking water, power
Eli Whitney
Created the cotton gin, interchangeable parts
Industrial Revolution
A period of major industrialization that took place during the late 1700s and early 1800s (This time period saw the mechanization of agriculture and textile manufacturing and a revolution in power, including steam ships and railroads, that effected social, cultural and economic conditions).
Most Mills were located in…
The North East
Samuel Slater
Brought the Industrial Revolution to the U.S.
Role of the Cotton Gin in increasing Slave Labor
Caused cotton to be picked faster so more slaves were needed to pick cotton
Lowell System
Employing unmarried women between 10 and 30 to work, they could choose to take a chunk out of their pay to cover 3 meals a day and a bed in a room.
Rhode Island System
Employing families who could buy a living space where they could all go home to sleep at night, even if they worked in different parts of the factory.
Most immigrants migrated from…
Ireland
Most Immigrants Lived…
Near a Factory or Mill
Why did the Irish immigrate to the U.S.?
The Irish Potato Famine
Pull Factors for Irish to U.S.
Land, Jobs, Transportation
