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unit 5 test Flashcards

1
Q

where did the industrial revolution start

A

Britain

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2
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What two factors made the industrial revolution possible

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  • Better control of diseases, childhood mortality rate decreasing, more people need jobs
  • less farms needed, bigger work force for new kinds of jobs
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3
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what is the major invention that starts the revolution? Who invented it

A 
steam engine 
James Watt (originall invented by newcomen
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4
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Who invented water powered spinning frame

A

Richard Arkwright

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5
Q

who invented improved steel making process

A

Henry Cort

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6
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Who invented concrete

A

john smeaton

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7
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WHO INVENTED GAS LIGHTING

A

William Murdoch

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8
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who invented the steam plough

A

John Fowler

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9
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What is the major invention that starts the industrial revolution in america? Who invented it

A

Cotton gin

Eli Whitney

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10
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What does the invention of the cotton gin do

A

seperates cotton seeds from fibers

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11
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what affect does the cotton gin have on america

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caused widespread increase of cotton farming fin the cotton belt production doubles from 1814-15

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12
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How does the farm change after the invention of the cotton gin

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mass production of agricultural products leads to a boom in commercial farming

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13
Q 
Major crops of 
Georgia
Louisiana 
Middle states 
new england 
most states
A 
GA- rice
MS- wheat
LA- sugar
NE- fruits veggies poultry dairy
MS cows and pigs
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14
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What becomes the major industry in america

A

manufacturing of goods

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15
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What happens to skilled craftsmen in this time

A

they disappear

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16
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How do interchangeable parts influence production

A

can mass-produce and fix things quicker

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17
Q

The industrial revolution cause what other revolution to happen in america?

A

transportation industry

18
Q

why was the transportation industry necessary

A

now have interstate commerce

19
Q

How does the steam engine impact the transportation revolution

A

american corporations

20
Q

Why was america slow to embrace the factory system

A
  • scarce labor
  • little capitol
  • superiority of British factories
21
Q

Who is considered the father of the american factory system

A

Samuel slater

22
Q

Who made the american mills superior to the British

A

Francis cabot lowell

23
Q

How did the commonwealth vs hunt decision help workers

A

supreme court ruled unions not illegal as long as they were peaceful

24
Q

what does antebellum mean

A

before war ie the civil war in america

25
Q

Who was the leader of the asylum reform movement

A

dorothea dix

26
Q

Who was the leader of the education reform movement

A

Horace Mann

27
Q

What were some new educational idea that mann introduced

A

state board of education, minimum length school year, teachers should be trained, teach history and geography

28
Q

Why was Oberlin college significant

A

first co-ed college

29
Q

first women only college?

A

mount holyoke

30
Q

Who was the newspaper editor who was a leading abolitionist? what was his newspaper called

A

William Lloyd Garrison, the liberator

31
Q

what were some of garrisons main ideas on the slavery issue

A

embraced an immediate end to slavery, advocated racial equality , slave holders should not be compensated for freed slaves

32
Q

who is Isabella baumfree

A

tells people about slavery and women’s rights, sojourner truth is what she changed her name to meaning a person who travels

33
Q

Where does slavery grow most rapidly between 1820-1860

A

the cottonbelt

34
Q

Who wrote the seneca fall declaration

A

Elizabeth Cady Stanson

35
Q

Andrew jackson was…

A

our 7th president elected in 1828

36
Q

Andrew jackson ran against

A

John Quincy Adams

37
Q

What helped Jackson to get elected as president

A

the law no longer required a man to own land to vote

38
Q

Andrew jackson was a __________ in the army

A

colonal

39
Q

What state threatened to secede from the US because of tariffs

A

south carolina known as nullification crisis

40
Q

What state did andrew jackson send the native to

A

oaklahoma

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