Mcgraw-Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution began in…

Britain

When was the Industrial Revolution?

The 1750s (18th century)

What industry did the Industrial Revolution occur in?

Textile Industry

The Industrial Revolution was a time when ______ were first used to do labor that _______.

machines, people had always done by hand.

During the IRT, workers performed specialized tasks in factories instead of making _________.

handcrafted items at home

Making the most profit from a product by producing it quickly and cheaply with less cost is what?

Efficiency

The first factories were located near _____ and used _____ to power the machines.

rivers, water

In 1776, ______ ____ improved the steam engine.

James Watt

In the 1800s, the Industrial Revolution spread from ______ to ________.

England, America

The Industrial Revolution happened first in the US and Britain because those two nations had the ______.

“means of production”

What is the “means of productions”?

Resources, people, and money to make it happen.

Name 6 natural resources from the PowerPoint:

Water, timber, oil, coal, iron ore, and rivers

In 1840, what percentage of Americans worked as farmers?

70%

In 1800, the US was still a agrarian society which means a society based on _____.

farming

__________ improvements allowed farmers to increase crop production. Example would be a tractor.

Technological

Production was made more efficient as _______ ________ ___ ______ ___ ____ ____ needed on farms.

machines reduced the amount of human labor

Many farmers would move to _____ to seek out factory work.

cities

___________ is the rise of cities as people moved away from farms to get jobs.

Urbanization

Effects: Cities became ______,_______,______

cramped, dirty, and polluted

Effects: Many people immigrated to the US to get ______ ____.

factory jobs

Effects: People lived in slums in ______ housing.

Tenement

Effects: ____ labor

Child

Women worked for ___ ________.

Low wages

City services like police, ________, ___ _______ were inadequate to deal with rise in population.

schools, and housing

_______ workers were among the lowest class.

Factory

________ _______ invented the steamboat.

Robert Fulton

_______ _____ invented the telegraph and the code (AKA Morse Code)

Samuel Morse

____ __ ________ allowed people to move faster and expanded the country especially to the west.

Rise of railroads

A __________ is a business that makes money by selling small pieces of ownership (stock) to investors.

Corporation

A _______ is when one seller dominates an entire industry, and can then raise prices.

Monopoly