Causes of the

Industrial Revolution
What were interchangeable parts?
• Identical parts that can be substituted in
the manufacture or repair of a product
• Invented by Eli Whitney to make muskets
for the U.S. government
 What were assembly lines?
• Each worker adding one part in order to
create a finished product
• Used first in Lowell’s textile (clothes)
factories
• Resulted in the construction of factories
across the Northern U.S.