Samuel Slater is considered to have contributed to the start of the American Industrial Revolution when he opened the first industrial mill in the United States back in 1790. This saw the move from rural agriculture to people working in factories in the cities. What else did you get to know about industrial revolution in chapter 11? Take up the test below and get to refresh your memory on the chapter.
New England
South
Midwest
West
Hand made goods were replaced by factory made goods
Manufacturing replaced farming as the main source of income
Women were paid more than men
New inventions led to mass production of goods
Coal
Textile
Steel
Paper
Slaves
Men
Women
Chinese immigrants
Francis Cabot Lowell
Eli Whitney
Robert Fulton
Samuel Slater
Fingers could get crushed
Frost bite
Hair could get caught in a machine
Breathing problems
Samuel Slater
Robert Fulton
Eli Whitney
Samuel Morse
Samuel Slater
Robert Fulton
Eli Whitney
Samuel Morse
It led to an increase in slavery
It led to a decrease in slavery
It led to the abolition of slavery
It had no effect on slavery
The U.S. was an independent nation
The U.S. demanded the British stop taking U.S. ships
The U.S. would remain neutral in foreign conflicts
The western hemisphere was off limits to further European colonization
New York City became the economic center of the nation
Mid-west farmers could ship goods to the east
California became a state
Increased migration to the Great Lakes region
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