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