Barnhart

=Title: A DIFFERENT KIND OF REVOLUTION: THE AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION = =Objective:=

//Evaluate the American Industrial revolution, how it started, and what/who was involved.//
Trigger word (analysis): Sequence Trigger word (synthesis): Assess

My topic for the Unit 4 project on "expansion" was the American Industrial Revolution. In my objective I state that I will be evaluating the aspects of the Industrial Revolution, and my analysis will be to sequence events and achievements that occured during that time. The Industrial Revolution started in England, when mills were discovered tobe able todo many different kinds of work. However, when a man named Samuel Slater came to America with the mills' designs, the revolution would soon make its way here and became a big part of American Expansion. The mills would complete the task of weaving cloth, something that originally would take a considerable amount of time to do. The factories that were run by these mills would need many workers in order to complete the job though, and they relied on women and children to work the machines. The Industrial Revolution brought about many great things, both inventions and jobs. Things such as the telegraph, the sewing machine, and the steel plow were invented during this time. As for jobs, since the factory required workers, many people could earn a living this way. They could also find work as repairmen, managers, teachers, merchants, and so on due to the necessary roles once a mill was built.

A source that offers quite a decent amount of information about the American Industrial Revolution can be found here: []. It helps with background ideas and further details as well.

The picture to the right shows a group of mill workers from the 1800's, showing both what was going on and who was involved.