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Industrial Rev.
Quiz for Friday
Question | Answer |
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Cotton Gin | Machine invented by Eli Whitney that quickly and easily removed the seeds from cotton. This allowed laves to use their time to pick more cotton. thus causing slavery to continue. |
Interchangeable parts | Parts that could be used in any machine or item that is the same (ex: guns) |
Steamboat | Ship powered by steam |
Canal | Man made waterway usually connected to existing lakes, rivers or oceans. |
Turnpike | A road where a toll or fee is collected |
Bessemer steel process | first inexpensive industrial process for the mass production of steel |
Cottage Industry | Production of goods in the home, producing goods by hand |
Factory System | The production of goods in a factory setting with the use of machines |
Technological innovvation | New Ways of doing things using the latest technology. Improves the way people live and do things |
Transportation System | Development of a system that allows for the transporting of a large amount of people or goods. |
Urbanization | Movement of people from rural areas to cities. People moved to be closer to factories. |
Industrialization | Production of goods using machines in a factory setting. |