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Name:___________________________________________________ Cornell Notes – Chapter 8 Questions for the Left-Hand Column 8-1 – Economic Growth Pages 382-383 1. List reasons farming in New England was particularly difficult. 2. What was the Industrial Revolution and where did it begin initially? 3. When and where did the Industrial Revolution (in the U.S.) take place? 4. What conditions in New England made the area a good place for the I.R. to begin? 5. What is capitalism? 6. Why was capitalism an important part of the Industrial Revolution? 7. What is free enterprise? 8. What are the four major elements of free enterprise? Pages 384-385 9. What is technology? 10. What were several forms of new technology invented during the Industrial Revolution? 11. Who was Eli Whitney? 12. How did the cotton gin change the way cotton was processed? 13. What is a patent? 14. Who was Samuel Slater? 15. Who was Francis Cabot Lowell? 16. What was the factory system? 17. Why was the factory system an important part of the Industrial Revolution? 18. What are interchangeable parts and why are they important to the Industrial Revolution? Pages 386-387 19. How did farms in the Northeast differ from farms in the South? 20. What two things caused an increase in cotton production in the South? 21. What crops were grown in the west? 22. Why did cities begin to increase in size during the 1820s? 23. Where were most new cities located? 24. What were some existing cities that grew dramatically during this period? 25. What were the benefits and drawbacks of living in a city in the early 1800s?