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Industrial Rev.
Industrial Revolution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Effects of the War of 1812 | U.S. manufacturing increased |
| Cotton Gin | resulted in people planting more cotton and more slaves in America |
| Interchangeable Parts | more efficient way to make things, led to mass production and price decreasing |
| Free Enterprise | economy driven by profit and competition |
| Women | first job outside of their homes |
| Canals | man made rivers, transportation of goods became faster, price of goods drop, and cities grew |
| Steamboat and Railroads | resulted in faster and more efficient transportation of goods and the prices of goods decreased |
| Telegraph | invention used to communicate rapidly over long distances |
| Urbanization | people move from rural farm areas to cities to work in factories and city populations explode |
| Immigration | Irish immigrants came to U.S. because of potato famine and immigrants worked in factories and on Transcontinental Railroad |