Industrial Revolution to Divergent South Flashcards
The Industrial Revolution began in which industry?
The Industrial Revolution began in the textile industry.
Who was responsible for bringing the Industrial Revolution to the US?
Samuel Slater
The Industrial Revolution caused a demand in what to make clothes?
Cotton
How did interchangeable parts change the workforce/labor in the US?
Interchangeable parts changed the workforce/labor in the US by alllowing for unskilled and child labor.
Identify the invention that allowed people to communicate faster?
The telegraph allowed for people to communicate faster.
How did urbanization change America? Give three examples.
People moved to cities which caused polluted streets, contaminated water, and poorly contructed buildings.
Who were the two groups of immgrants in 1840’s that came to American? Why?
Two groups were the Irish-potato famine and Germans- political revolutions.
Who were the Nativists?
People who only wanted white protestants in the US.
Why was James Watt’s steam engine significant?
It allowed factories to move from rivers to cities.
Describe ways in which African Americans were discriminated against.
African Americans couldn’t vote, go to school, hold property, or work in factories.
Who was the major source of labor in the south?
Slave labor
How were the northern factories and southern plantations/farms linked together economically?
The Northern factories needed cotton from the south to make fabric.
Who led a major slave rebellion?
Nat Turner
What were the results of this slave rebellion on African Americans in the south?
Some were killed and harsh restrictions were placed on them.
Essay Question: Use your notes/knowledge of history and give three examples of how the Industrial Revolution changed America. Explain your examples.
Three examples of how the IR changed America is bringing the sewing machine for making clothes, telegraph for communicating faster, and the canals to move goods faster.
