Industrial Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Industrial Revolution - The gradual change from labor by men and animals to work
powered by water and steam
Richard Arkwright - invented the water frame and spinning machine powered by
running water
- Samuel steals plans and comes to America
Samuel slater - had worked for Arkwright but immigrated to the United States he knew
Factory system - brings worker’s and machinery together in one place
Capitalalist - people who invest capital or money is a business to earn prot
Mass production - rapid manufacture of a large number of identical items
Interchangeable parts - identical pieces that could assemble quickly by unskilled
labor
Child labor - many of the factories used children as young as seven or eight they often
had no education and worked in unsafe conditions
Urbanization - the growth of cities due to moment of people from rural areas to cities
Telegraph - a device that used electrical signal to send message quickly over long
distance
Samuel F.B Morse - invented the telegraph and a system of long and short electrical
signals that became know as Morse code
- SOS …- - -… …- - -…
Cyrus McCormick - invented the mechanical Reaper which allowed farmers to farm
more land with fewer workers
Thereshers - separate the grains of wheat from their stalks
Elias Howe - invented the sewing machine which was later improved on by Isaac
Singer,