The Nation Expands: Chapter 11 by Kaslie Cardenas https://padlet.com/Kasslie/3xrvoldhi3l8 Made with a dash of wit en-us 2018-01-22 20:28:51 UTC 2018-01-22 21:34:42 UTC hello@padlet.com Industrial Revolution Kasslie https://padlet.com/Kasslie/3xrvoldhi3l8/wish/223550676
The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840]]> 2018-01-22 20:30:16 UTC https://padlet.com/Kasslie/3xrvoldhi3l8/wish/223550676 Textile Kasslie https://padlet.com/Kasslie/3xrvoldhi3l8/wish/223551330 A Textile is a flexible material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres. Yarn is produced by spinning raw fibres of wool, flax, cotton, hemp, or other materials to produce long strands.]]> 2018-01-22 20:31:35 UTC https://padlet.com/Kasslie/3xrvoldhi3l8/wish/223551330 Richard Arkwright Kasslie https://padlet.com/Kasslie/3xrvoldhi3l8/wish/223551670 Sir Richard Arkwright was an English inventor and a leading entrepreneur during the early Industrial Revolution.]]> 2018-01-22 20:32:24 UTC https://padlet.com/Kasslie/3xrvoldhi3l8/wish/223551670 Samuel Slater Kasslie https://padlet.com/Kasslie/3xrvoldhi3l8/wish/223552313 Samuel Slater was an early English-American industrialist known as the "Father of the American Industrial Revolution" and the "Father of the American Factory System."]]> 2018-01-22 20:33:59 UTC https://padlet.com/Kasslie/3xrvoldhi3l8/wish/223552313 technology Kasslie https://padlet.com/Kasslie/3xrvoldhi3l8/wish/223552769 Technology is the collection of techniques, skills, methods, and processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such as scientific investigation.]]> 2018-01-22 20:35:10 UTC https://padlet.com/Kasslie/3xrvoldhi3l8/wish/223552769 Eli Whitney Kasslie https://padlet.com/Kasslie/3xrvoldhi3l8/wish/223553468 Eli Whitney was an American inventor best known for inventing the cotton gin. This was one of the key inventions of the Industrial Revolution and shaped the economy of the Antebellum South.]]> 2018-01-22 20:36:43 UTC https://padlet.com/Kasslie/3xrvoldhi3l8/wish/223553468 interchangeable parts Kasslie https://padlet.com/Kasslie/3xrvoldhi3l8/wish/223553925 Interchangeable parts are parts that are, for practical purposes, identical. They are made to specifications that ensure that they are so nearly identical that they will fit into any assembly of the same type.]]> 2018-01-22 20:37:57 UTC https://padlet.com/Kasslie/3xrvoldhi3l8/wish/223553925 mass production Kasslie https://padlet.com/Kasslie/3xrvoldhi3l8/wish/223554347 Mass production is the manufacture of large quantities of standardized products, frequently utilizing assembly line technology. Mass production refers to the process of creating large numbers of similar products efficiently.]]> 2018-01-22 20:38:55 UTC https://padlet.com/Kasslie/3xrvoldhi3l8/wish/223554347 Trade Union Kasslie https://padlet.com/Kasslie/3xrvoldhi3l8/wish/223555002 A trade union or trades union, also called a labour union or labor union, is an organization of workers who have come together to achieve common goals; such as protecting the integrity of its trade,]]> 2018-01-22 20:40:32 UTC https://padlet.com/Kasslie/3xrvoldhi3l8/wish/223555002 strikes Kasslie https://padlet.com/Kasslie/3xrvoldhi3l8/wish/223555311
Strike action, also called labor strike, labour strike, or simply strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work. A strike usually takes place in response to employee grievances. Strikes became common during the Industrial Revolution, when mass labor became important in factories and mines.
]]> 2018-01-22 20:41:24 UTC https://padlet.com/Kasslie/3xrvoldhi3l8/wish/223555311 Sarah George Bagley Kasslie https://padlet.com/Kasslie/3xrvoldhi3l8/wish/223556845 Sarah George Bagley was a labor leader in New England during the 1840s; an advocate of shorter workdays for factory operatives and mechanics, she campaigned to make ten hours of labor per day the maximum in Massachusetts.]]> 2018-01-22 20:43:58 UTC https://padlet.com/Kasslie/3xrvoldhi3l8/wish/223556845 Transportation Revolution Kasslie https://padlet.com/Kasslie/3xrvoldhi3l8/wish/223557666 The Transportation Revolution: Roads, Canals, and Railroads. A Biography of America. America's economic transformation in the early 1800s was linked to dramatic changes in transportation networks.]]> 2018-01-22 20:45:50 UTC https://padlet.com/Kasslie/3xrvoldhi3l8/wish/223557666 telegraph Kasslie https://padlet.com/Kasslie/3xrvoldhi3l8/wish/223558291 Developed in the 1830s and 1840s by Samuel Morse (1791-1872) and other inventors, the telegraph revolutionized long-distance communication. It worked by transmitting electrical signals over a wire laid between stations.]]> 2018-01-22 20:47:01 UTC https://padlet.com/Kasslie/3xrvoldhi3l8/wish/223558291 Morse Code Kasslie https://padlet.com/Kasslie/3xrvoldhi3l8/wish/223572244 Morse code is a method of transmitting text information as a series of on-off tones, lights, or clicks that can be directly understood by a skilled listener or observer without special equipment.]]> 2018-01-22 21:30:26 UTC https://padlet.com/Kasslie/3xrvoldhi3l8/wish/223572244 John Deere Kasslie https://padlet.com/Kasslie/3xrvoldhi3l8/wish/223572675 2018-01-22 21:31:59 UTC https://padlet.com/Kasslie/3xrvoldhi3l8/wish/223572675 Isaac Singer Kasslie https://padlet.com/Kasslie/3xrvoldhi3l8/wish/223573157 Isaac Merritt Singer was an American inventor, actor, and businessman. He made important improvements in the design of the sewing machine and was the founder of the Singer Sewing Machine Company. ]]> 2018-01-22 21:33:34 UTC https://padlet.com/Kasslie/3xrvoldhi3l8/wish/223573157