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Chapter 9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Putting-out System | a system in which farm families are hired to perform specific tasks for a set wage |
| Eli Whitney | invented the cotton gin |
| The Panic of 1819 | the first economic depression |
| Eerie Canal | linked the Atlantic to the Great Lakes |
| Cumberland Road | a national highway linking Maryland and Illinois |
| Samuel Morse | invented the Morse code |
| Industrial Revolution | US uses factories and industries more for production of goods |
| Middle Class | focused on education, good manners, and cleanliness |
| The Working Class | they suffered greatly from economic crisis' like the Panic of 1819 |
| Cyrus McCormack | invented the mechanical reaper |