USA HISTORY

THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825

AMERICAN INDUSTRIALIZATION FACTORY SYSTEM AND MARKET REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
During the Industrial Revolution, the term “technology” referred to what factor other than the physical inventions created during that time?
A
ideas of how to use new inventions
B
finances used to pay for new inventions
C
laws that protected new inventions
D
profits made from new inventions
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The boom in productivity began with a few technical devices, including the spinning jenny, spinning mule, and power loom. First human, then water, and finally steam power were applied to operate power looms, carding machines, and other specialized equipment.

Detailed explanation-2: -The telegraph and the telephone Two inventions of the 19th century, the electric telegraph and the electric telephone, made reliable instantaneous communication over great distances possible for the first time.

Detailed explanation-3: -Starting in the mid-18th century, innovations like the spinning jenny (a wooden frame with multiple spindles), the flying shuttle, the water frame and the power loom made weaving cloth and spinning yarn and thread much easier. Producing cloth became faster and required less time and far less human labor.

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