north eco Flashcards
three phases of industrialization in the North
1.building tasks among workers
2.building factories to bring specialized workers together
3.use the machinery by factory workers
What invention made it possible to produce clothing on a large scale? ( mass production)
the sewing machine
A) Name and (B) Explain 3 improvements to waterway transportation
A steamboats
B.carried more people and stuff faster
A) Name and (B) Explain 3 improvements to waterway transportation
A . canals
B. widened and deepened canals so steamboats could travel on them
A) Name and (B) Explain 3 improvements to waterway transportation
A. clipper ships
B. made sailing the sea much faster
Who built the first steam powered locomotive in America?
Peter cooper
Why were locomotives and new railroad tracks important?
Connected the east to the west
Name two ways the new forms of transportation helped the movement of goods and people.
- Go could travel more directly from the midwest to the east
Name two ways the new forms of transportation helped the movement of goods and people.
Goods and people could travel faster and cheaper and merchants in the east could sell goods at lower prices
What did Samuel Morse invent that transmitted messages using Morse Code?
telegraph
Explain one way the telegraph improved communication in the 1800s.
It made it faster and easier to send messages across the nation and wiped out the distance barrier for communicating quickly in the large nation
How did the steam cylinder rotary press improve communication?
Richard hoe in 1846 invented a steam cylinder
A Name and B Explain two inventions in the 1830s that improved agricultural production.
A. steel tipped plow
B. sturdier than a wood one
A Name and B Explain two inventions in the 1830s that improved agricultural production.
A. mechanical reaper
B. sped up the harvesting
A Name and B Explain two inventions in the 1830s that improved agricultural production.
A thresher
. separated the grain from the stalk
