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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?
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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?