Homework for Thursday

Read pages 188-193. Answer the following:

Identify these terms:
· Eli Whitney
· Robert Fulton
· Clermont
· "Turnpike Era"

1. Explain the reasons for the initial American ambivalence toward British industrialism. What technological advances helped change this attitude?
2. What role did Eli Whitney play in America's Industrial Revolution? What impact did his inventions have on the South? on the North?
3. What effect did America's transportation system have on industrialization?
4. What were the characteristics of American population growth and expansion in the years between 1790 and 1800?