Chapter Twelve Guided Reading
American History
Chapter Twelve Guided Reading
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Main Ideas:
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Sec. 1
The industrial revolution transformed the way goods were produced for the United States.
Sec. 2
The introduction of factories changed working life for many Americans.
Sec. 3
New forms of transportation improved business, travel, and communication in the United States.
Sec. 4
Advances in Technology led to new inventions that continued to change daily life and work.
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Questions for Understanding
Section 10-1
1. The Industrial Revolution was a Period of rapid growth using machines. What FIVE things helped lead to the Industrial Revolution? (p. 384-385)
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2. EXPLAIN IN DETAIL how textiles were manufactured BEFORE the industrial Revolution and After it. (p. 385)
BEFORE:
AFTER:
3. Samuel Slater was one of the most INFLUENTIAL figures in American Industry. Please Explain the following from the information on page 386:
How England was able to control manufacturing:
How Samuel Slater and Moses Brown Changes Textile Manufacturing:
TWO reasons New England Became the Home to the Textile Industry:
4. How did Eli Whitney Revolutionize the Manufacturing of Goods in the United States (p. 387)
Briefly EXPLAIN how guns were manufactured BEFORE Eli Whitney:
Explain IN DETAIL, two ways Eli Whitney improved the production of goods:
What was Eli Whitney’s MAIN INFLUENCE in Manufacturing:
5. Explain World Industry Prior to 1812 answering the following Questions. (p. 388)
Why was Industry so SLOW to grow in the United States:
EXPLAIN FOUR reasons Britain had Cheaper Industry than the United States:
6. Explain FOUR ways the War of 1812 helped to EXPAND Industry? (p. 389)
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B.
C.
D.
Section 12-2
7. Who did Slater and His Partners fill jobs in their factories, why did this fail, and who did they replace the workers with? (p. 390)
Jobs:
Fail:
Replace:
8. What were TWO reasons Slater started to Employ Children and in what TWO Ways did Slater Attract Families to his Mill? (p. 391)
Children:
Families:
9. From the THREE paragraphs of the Rhode Island System EXPLAIN how factories and Cities Attracted Workers. (p.391)
Paragraph 1:
Paragraph 2:
Paragraph 3:
10. The Lowell Mills (p. 392 to 394)
How were The Lowell workers different from Slaters Factories:
What was a Lowell Workers PAY and Room and Board:
How Long did the Average Lowell worker last:
What was the typical factory Day of work like:
11. What were TWO reasons working wages lowered in the 1830’s and 1840s and what were TWO ways workers tried to improve wages and conditions? (p. 394)
Lower Wages:
Improvements:
12. Who Was Sarah G. Bagley and what was her BIGGEST Accomplishment? (p. 395)
Bagley:
Accomplishment:
Section 12-3
13. EXPLAIN THREE ways the Transportation Revolution improved trade and daily life. (p. 396)
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B.
C
14. Explain TWO ways the steamboat improved American life and Business. (p. 397)
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B.
15. What did the Supreme Court Rule in Gibbons v. Ogden and what was improved because of the decision? (p. 397)
Ruling:
Improvement:
16. Please answer the following questions about American Railroads from pages 398 to 399.
What was the BIGGEST difference between American and European Railroads?
How Did Railroads Improve Transportation:
How Did railroads improve Travel:
17. What were THREE ways the Transportation Revolution IMPROVED life in the north? (p. 400)
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B.
C.
18. The Railroad Industry led to new types of Fuel. Please answer the Following Questions on page 400-401.
What became a new Source for Fuel and why:
How Did This new form of fuel change lead to growth in industry:
Explain the connection of steel and coal:
How did the Steel Industry improve railroads and farming:
19. How railroads Affect The Logging Industry, the Lumber Industry, and City Growth? (p. 401)
Logging:
Lumber:
Cities:
Section 12-4
20. Answer the following Questions about Morse Code? (p. 402-403)
Explain in detail how Communication worked with Morse code:
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B.
C.
D.
How did the election of 1844 affect the Telegraph:
What Was the connection Between the Railroad System and the Telegraph:
21. Explain SIX ways Steam Power Changed American Society. (p. 404)
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B.
C.
D.
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F.
22. How did John Deere and Cyrus McCormick Improve the farming Industry and how did BOTH of their Contributions improve farm production? (p. 404)
John Deere:
Cyrus McCormick:
Farm Production
23. Explain How the Following IMPROVED Life at Home from page 405:
Isaac Singer:
The Ice Box:
Clocks:
Two other items: