100
a period of rapid growth in using machines for manufacturing
The industria revolution
100
When workers refused to work until employers meet demands
Strikes
100
railroads increased the demand for wood and......
coal
100
Who perfected the telegraph
Samuel F.B Morse
200
Why were textile mills located in the north
Had many rivers and streams that provided a reliable supply of power
200
The first women to hold such a high-ranking position in the american labor movement
Sarah G. Bagley
200
regulated trade between the states by ending monopolistic control over waterways in several states
Gibbons V. Ogden
200
allowed messages to be sent over wire across long distances
Telegraph
300
Interchangeable parts
Made machines easier to assemble & broken parts easier to replace
300
what were reasons why manufacturing was slow to grow
1. Farming
2. abundance of land w/ population
3. high price of labor
4.lack of sufficient capital
300
Who designed the first full sized steamboat? What was it called?
Robert Fulton. The Clermont
300
who designed the steel plow
John Deere
400
Slater's strategy of hiring families & dividing factory work into simple tasks
The Rhode Island System
400
groups that tried to improve pay and working conditions
trade unions
400
He did not have a state license, but did have a federal license to operate steamboats in NY
Gibbons
400
What were some geographic obstacles that made railroad construction difficult
1.british railroads ran on straight tracks across flat ground
2. railroads in US ran up/down steep hills
3. cheep tracks
500
who changed textile industry by hiring young women from farm and housing them at one location
Francis Cabot
500
what did railroads and steamboats do
1. reduced shipping time
2. tied comunties together
500
where were railroads mostly located
East
500
what caused a shortage of manufactured goods
wars between European Powers






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