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Watch this video and then answer the questions below:

Write the questions and answers in your history folder:

When did slavery begin in the United States?

What continent did the slaves come from?

Who captured the African slaves in Africa to sell to Europeans?

How were slaves treated?

Name at least 3 other countries where slaves were used

Where were the main slave trade centers in America? Name at least 3 from the video.

How many states made up the Confederacy? Name the states as well.

How many slaves fought in the Civil War?

What year was slavery made illegal in the US?

Watch this video first, then answer the following questions:

Questions(do on a sheet of paper to turn in for a grade):

Why did people move from the rural areas to cities during the Industrial Revolution?

Name at least 3 uses of steam engines

What was on major drawback of water mils?

Due to the gas lamp, did people work longer hours or shorter hours? Why?

What were 3 types of work in Industrial factories? Which one would you like to work at and why(and none is not an acceptable answer)

Which invention was more important to the Industrial Revolution, the cotton gin or the steam engine, and why?

What was a spinning mule(from the video) and why was it important?

Did children have to work during the Industrial Revolution(from the video)? Give an example of the jobs they did.

Describe what a toilet looked like in a factory(from the video). Does it look like toilets today?

What were the 2 most common injuries in factories(from the video)?

Terms
Cotton gin-a machine that separates cotton seeds from the boll and greatly increased cotton production and the need for slaves in the US.
Steam engine-a machine that uses heat and steam pressure to create mechanical motion.
Gas street light-a street lamp that produces light by burning a combustible gas like coal gas,
Eli Whitney-inventor of the cotton gin. Hoped his invention would end slavery but it had the opposite effect.
Industrialization-the development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale.
Agriculture-the science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products.
King Cotton-a phrase that emphasized the importance of cotton to the southern economy.
Slavery-the practice of forcing someone to work or perform services against their will, and some people are owned as property.
Erie Canal-a 363 mile canal across New York that was dug by hand from 1817-1825. It connected Lake Erie to the Hudson River, and significantly improved trade between the East Coast and the Midwest. Dug by hand by Irish immigrants.