The Industrial Revolution transformed manufacturing through new technologies like the factory system and interchangeable parts. Inventions like the cotton gin, steamboat, telegraph, steel plow, and reaper mechanized agriculture and manufacturing, increasing production and trade. Standardizing parts through interchangeable parts allowed for easier assembly and repair of products like guns.
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1. Unit 5.1 - The Industrial Revolution 1. SAMUEL SLATER: 2. Why was it illegal for textile workers to leave England? 3. INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: 4. FACTORY SYSTEM: 5. Why did the New England region have so many factories? 6. How were many of the factories built after 1830 different than those built before 1830? 7. INTERCHANGEABLE PARTS: Pages 341 to 347
2. 8. List three advantages provided by INTERCHANGEABLE PARTS: 1. 2. 3. 9. ROBERT FULTON: 10. SAMUEL F.B. MORSE: 11. JOHN DEERE: 12. CYRUS MCCORMICK: Unit 5.1 - The Industrial Revolution Pages 341 to 347