LESSON 10/11

INDUSTRIALIZATION

The growth of industry in the United States evolved over time. This was unlike England where the process was quick and thus deserves the title of Industrial Revolution. The event in the United States is better termed as the Industrial Evolution. Explain the influences of the advancements of technology, communication, and transportation upon this industrial event. How did Ely Whitney influence the progress of both the North and the South? Who were the first workers in the northern factories? What was the Lowell System? How did slavery help the north? Relate Article I, section 8 of the Constitution to the growth of industry. Which canal was the most successful, why? Why changes were needed in agriculture to promote industrial growth, why? Where did the new imagrants come from during the 1840's? What impact did they have on industry?

TERMS

cotton gin

interchangeable parts

textile

trade union

Robert Fulton

Samuel Slater

John Deere

Cyrus McCormick

Elias Howe

Samuel Morse

READING TO CONSIDER

-SOAP

-Discuss the topic of slavery

RECRUITMENT

AP EXAM QUESTIONS

2003 FORM A, PART B

Question 3

In what ways did developments in transportation bring about economic and social change in the United States during the period 1820 to 1860?

2006 FORM B, PART B

Question 4

In what ways and to what extent was industrial development from 1800 to 1860 a factor in the relationship between the northern and the southern states?

2007 FORM B, PART B

Question 3

Compare the experiences of TWO of the following groups of immigrants during the period 1830 to 1860.

English, Irish, German

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