Topic 5 Lesson 1

Front

Which was the main reason young women were drawn to working in mills?

Back

They wanted greater economic freedom.

Front

What was the main cause of the increase in the number and size of cities in the United States?

Back

the spread of factories

Front

The factory system

Back

brought workers and machinery together.

Front

The development of interchangeable parts

Back

encouraged the spread of the factory system.

Front

How did Americans find ideas for new technology?

Back

They looked to modern science.

Front

The spinning jenny, invented by James Hargreaves,

Back

allowed workers to spin multiple spools of yarn at once

Front

Capital

Back

invested money in the hope of returning a profit

Front

What did Samuel F.B. Morse invent?

Back

telegraph