a period of rapid growth in the use of machines in manufacturing and production that began in the mid-1700's
cloth
English inventor, he patented the water-powering spinning frame, improving the production of cotton thread
English industrialist who brought a design for a textile mill to America, he is considered the founder of the American cotton industry.
the tools used to produce goods or to do work
American inventor whose cotton gin changed cotton harvesting procedures and enabled large increases in cotton production; also introduced "mass production."
a process developed by Eli Whitney in the 1790's that called for making each part of a machine exactly the same
the efficient production of large numbers of identical goods
a system developed by Samuel Slater in which whole families were hired as textile workers and factory work was divided into simple tasks
American industrialist who developed the Lowell system--a mill system that included looms that could both weave thread and spin cloth by young women who lived and worked at the mill.
the use of waterpowered textile mills that employed young, unmarried women
workers' organizations that try to improve working conditions
the refusal of workers to perform their jobs until employers meet their demands
American millworker and labor leader who founded the Lowell Female Labor Reform Association in 1844
the rapid growth in the speed and convenience of transportation
American engineer and inventor, he built the first commericially successful full-sized steamboat, the CLERMONT, which led to the start of steamboat ferry services
the firt full-sized U.S. commerical steamboat; developed by Robert Fulton.
a Supreme Court ruling that reinforced the federal government's authority over the states
American ironworks manufacturer who designed and built TOM THUMB, the first American locomotive
American artist and inventor, he applied scientists' discoveries of electricity and magnetism to develop the telegraph.
a machine perfected by Samuel F.B. Morse in 1832 that uses pulses of electrict current to send messages across long distances through wires
a system developed by Alfred Lewis Vail for the telegraph that used certain combination of dots and dashes to represent each letter of the alphabet
American industrialists; he developed a steel plow to ease difficulty of turning thick soil on the Great Plains
American inventor and industrialists, he invented the mechanical reaper and harvesting machine that quickly cut down wheat
American inventor; he patented an improved sewing machine and by 1860, was the largest manufacturer of sewing machines in the country