Industrial Revolution
8.37
Explain the development of the American Industrial Revolution, including: Eli Whitney and interchangeable parts, the emergence of trade unions, the Lowell System, the role of the textile industry, and Samuel Slater.
How did the American Industrial Revolution develop?
Who was Eli Whitney and what were his contributions to the American Industrial Revolution?
How did interchangeable parts affect the American Industrial Revolution?
When, how, and why did trade unions develop in the United States?
Who was Samuel Slater and what were his contributions to the American Industrial Revolution?
What was the Lowell System?
What was the role of the textile industry in the American Industrial Revolution?
What were the effects of industrialization on the United States?
8.38 Describe how technological developments affected the growth of the industrial economy and cities in the North.
8.40 Analyze the development of roads, canals, railroads, and steamboats throughout the U.S., including the Erie Canal and the National Road.
How and why did roads, canals, railroads, and steamboats develop so rapidly in 19th century America?
What was the relationship between infrastructure and industrialization?
What were the motivations and effects of the Erie Canal?
What were the motivations and effects of the National Road?
History Book- pages 290-296
How did technology affect the way things were made?
How did the growth of factories and trade affect cities?
Samuel Slater was British but he had a great impact on the Industrial Revolution, how?
Who was Lowell Mills and what did he accomplish?
Why were rivers important for the growth of cities?