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USI.8d Inventions

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Prior to the Civil War, industrialization in America was mostly where? North
Equipment produced in the North had an impact on farming society of the... South
What is a person who is the first to think of or make something called? inventor
What is a person who organizes resources to bring a new or better good/service to market in hopes of earning a profit called? entrepreneur
Who invented the cotton gin? Eli Whitney
Who invented the mechanic reaper with the help of his slave, Jo Anderson? Cyrus McCormick
Who improved the steamboat? Robert Fulton
What invention increased slavery? cotton gin
What invention increased the productivity of the American farmer? mechanic reaper
What invention made land transportation faster and cheaper using railroad systems? steam locomotive
What invention connected Northern industries to Southern plantations and farms and Western territories? steamboat
What enslaved African American helped invent the reaper? Jo Anderson
What is the effectiveness of productive effort, especially in industry, as measured in terms of the rate of output per unit of input? productivity
What was the reaper used to cut? wheat
What did the cotton gin remove from the cotton? seeds
Where was the steamboat used? water
Where were steam locomotives used? land
What is another word for locomotive? train
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