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8th Grade US History
US History Facts 91-100
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The _________was the era in which a change from household industries to factory production using powered machinery took place. | Industrial Revolution |
| is the freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for profit with minimal government regulation. | Free Enterprise |
| ________an economic system based on private property and free enterprise. | Capitalism |
| The_________Gin was an invention by Eli Whitney that sped up the cleaning of cotton fibers and in effect, increased the need for slaves. | Cotton Gin |
| The successful use of the ________ by Robert Fulton revolutionized transportation and trade in the United States. | steamboat |
| Invented by ______________interchangeable parts are uniform pieces that can be made in large quantities to replace other identical pieces. This invention greatly helped the growth of American industry | Eli Whitney |
| _________steel process – the first inexpensive industrial process for the mass production of steel. It decreased the cost which allowed increase in steel production and work force. | Bessemer |
| __________ increasedfarm productivity by allowing farmers to harvest grains faster than before. | Mechanical Reaper |
| The __________ linked New York to the west. It provided new resources and lands and well as helped make New York a main commercial city. | Erie Canal |
| The _________ was a campaign against the sale or drinking of alcohol. | Temperance Movement |