Industrial Revolution

Man-made river

• Cotton gin

• Mill

• Canal

• Textile

Effect of the War of 1812

• Increased manufacturing

• Political division

• Increased slavery

• Focus on mercantilism

Why did the North industrialize, not the South?

• Smarter people lived up north

• Harder to grow crops in the north

• Cold temperatures made factories more efficient

• Nearby cotton plantation made transportation unnecessary

Which was NOT part of the Transportation Revolution?

• Canals

• Steamboats

• Railroads

• Automobiles

Who invented the Cotton Gin?

• Robert Fulton

• Eli Whitney

• Samuel Slater

• Francis Cabot Lowell

Who invented the steamboat?

• Eli Whitney

• Francis Cabot Lowell

• Robert Fulton

• Samuel Slater

Which of these greatly sped up manufacturing?

• Interchangeable Parts

• The Cotton Gin

• The Irish Potato Famine

• The Steamboat

Urbanization is an increase in...

• Immigration

• Manufacturing

• Transportation

• The population of cities

Textiles are

• Boats

• Fabric

• Wealthy people

• Inventors

The railroad that connected the east and west coasts

• Union Pacific railroad

• Missouri Pacific railroad

• Cross-country railroad

• Transcontinental railroad