lesson 3 Flashcards
Who were the Luddites? What we’re they upset about and what did they do?
A. A group of workers who attacked factories in northern England in 1811.
B. They were mad things were changing and tried to destroy the machines and save their jobs.
Name three long term effects of the Industrial Revolution?
A. Workers eventually won shorter hours and conditions of working.
B. Standard of living generally rose for most people.
C. Housing, diet, and clothing improvements.
What factors allowed the industrial revolution to begin in the united states.
Mass production, interchangeable parts, assembly lines, division at labor and specialization, economic interdependence.
How did the war of 1812 force the US to industrialize?
The US possessed the same resources as Britain.
Why did Great Britain attempt to keep the industrial revolution to itself? Why was it not effective?
A. Britain didn’t want the rest of the world to know their industrialization secrets.
B. People didn’t stop sneaking the secrets of industrialization to continental Europe, etc.
Who was the British mill worker that immigrated to the US and created a spinning machine based on memory?
Samuel Slater
what was the name of the group of young, single woman who moved from rural areas to work in the factories of New England? provide one example of some thing both positive and negative. The woman may have experience while working in the mills.
A. Mill Girls
B. positive – pay decent, wages
negative– watched closely
After what war did the pace of industrialization in the US begin to rapidly increase? Name two factors that causes this industrial boom.
A. Civil War
B. New inventions and Railroads
What is Stock? What is Corporation?
A. Certain eighths of ownership of a company.
B. Business owned by stock holders who share in it’s profits but aren’t personally responsible for debts.
