Unit 6 History

When federal laws and state laws conflict, generally, the state government wins. True or False?

False

Why were canals important to the Industrial Revolution?

Allowed for cheaper + faster transportation, helped transport goods, developed cities by canals

industrial definition

automated business, factory made

revolution definition

a profound and often change in societal, political, or economic structures

conveyance definition

the action or process of transporting someone or something from one place to another

expenses definition

the cost required for something; the money spent on something

textile definition

a type of cloth or woven fabric

mill definition

a place that processes things or people in a mechanical way; a factory

domestic definition

relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family

servant definition

a person who performs duties for others, especially a person employed in a house on domestic duties or as a personal attendant

wages definition

a fixed regular payment, typically paid on a daily or weekly basis, made by an employer to an employee

The Erie Canal connected which two bodies of water?

Lake Erie and Hudson River

recollection definition

the process of remembering something or a specific memory

overseer definition

the person who directed the daily work of the slaves

mortar definition

a cup shaped receptacle made of hard material, in which ingredients are crushed or ground, especially in cooking

Why are overseers important to the unit?

They influenced the start of the textile industry through slavery which led to the start of the Industrial Revolution

Who replaced young women in the mills in the 19th century?

Irish immigrants and men

How did fugitive slave laws change federal and state government powers over time?

Increased federal power by making federal police and allowing government to fine people who helped slaves. Decreased state power becuase states could not control police that operated in their state and states could not harbor runaway slaves.

Who came up with the idea for the Erie Canal?

DeWitt Clinton

What industry led to the Industrial Revolution?

Textile industry

What were the disadvantages of the Canals?

Flooded nearby towns after storms, dried up in hot weather, froze over in winter, food would rot on long journeys

The first textile factory opened in Lowell in what year?

1823

States have the power to declare a law or an act unconstitutional. True or False?

False

Why did young women want to work at the textile mills?

Independence, escape from farm life, education, additional income for family

States generally do not have the power to enforce laws in other states. True or False?

True

The C&D Canal connects which two bodies of water?

Chesapeake and Delaware River

What replaced canals as a faster mode of transportation by the second half of the 1800s?

Railroads

Textile factories in the North depended on cotton from the South. True or False?

True

Why were canal locks important?

They allowed ships to traverse different elevations and traverse elevation changes

Important points in definition of the Industrial Revolution

invention and innovation, transportation, manufacturing, poor hygiene and sanitation, overcrowding, overpopulation, industrial cities, switch from agriculture to manufacturing, created first cities

Important parts on importance of textiles in Industrial Revolution

mechanization of production, expansion of trade, urbanization, factory systems, technological innovation, social and economic transformation