Industrialization 2023 with questions and answers

Great Britain Where the Industrial Revolution started Samuel Slater He memorized the way that the British made machines and he brought the idea to America. Changes to America during the Industrial Revolution People moved to cities to work in factories, machines were powered by steam or electricity, products made quicker and less expensive to buy New England region Where most of the factories were built in America capitalism system where individuals put their money into a business in hopes of making a profit factory system A method of production that brought many workers and machines together into one building textile first product made in American factories (out of cotton) Lowell Girls young women who worked in the Lowell Mills in Massachusetts during the Industrial Revolution common hazards back then dangerous machinery, poor lighting, lack of ventilation, being overworked, crowded safer working conditions What women fought for after the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire accident Pullman Strike in Chicago, Pullman cut wages but refused to lower rents in the "company town", workers went on strike and halted railway traffic in 27 states; property was damaged Ways workers tried to fight for better rights strike, protest, form labor unions Inventions that helped the railroad industry standard gauge, car couplers, refrigerated cars, air brakes, sleeping car, steam engine Things in demand as a result of the railroad industry steel, coal, lumber/wood Assembly Line Henry Ford used to make his car faster and that reduced the sale price patent exclusive rights over an invention; gives the inventor the sole legal right to the invention and its profits John D. Rockefeller Established the Standard Oil Company, and donated the most money (over $500 million) Andrew Carnegie